Shloka 456
मया विसृष्टेन सुदर्शनेन वज्नेण शक्रो नमुचेरिवारे: । “तुम मेरे दिये हुए इस सुदर्शनचक्रके द्वारा जिसके नेमिभागमें (किनारे) क्षुर लगे हुए हैं
sañjaya uvāca | mayā visṛṣṭena sudarśanena vajreṇa śakro namucer ivāreḥ |
Sañjaya dit : «Avec le disque Sudarśana que j’ai lancé—tranchant tout le long de son bord—abats l’ennemi par la force et tranche-lui la tête aujourd’hui, comme Indra (Śakra) jadis trancha la tête de son adversaire Namuci avec le vajra, la foudre.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the ethics of epic warfare, decisive action against a hostile aggressor is legitimized by appeal to exemplary precedents (here, Indra’s slaying of Namuci). The verse emphasizes forceful resolution in battle and the rhetorical use of divine analogies to sanction extreme measures.
Sañjaya reports an exhortation to use a hurled, razor-edged Sudarśana-like weapon to behead an enemy, comparing the intended act to Indra (Śakra) beheading Namuci with the vajra.