Shloka 35
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
त्यक्त्वा तु विविधान् भोगान् प्राप्तानां परमां गतिम् । अपीदानीं सुयुद्धेन गच्छेयं यत्सलोकताम्
tyaktvā tu vividhān bhogān prāptānāṃ paramāṃ gatim | apīdānīṃ suyuddhena gaccheyaṃ yatsalokatām ||
Sañjaya dit : «Ayant renoncé aux plaisirs multiples, ces hommes ont atteint l’état suprême. À présent, par une bataille noble, puisse-je gagner leur propre monde.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links renunciation of sensual pleasures with attaining the highest destiny, and frames a 'good battle' as a potential dharmic means to reach the same exalted realm—highlighting the epic’s ethic that inner detachment and righteous intent determine the spiritual fruit of action.
Sañjaya, narrating the events, voices a wish: seeing that some have reached the supreme state by giving up worldly enjoyments, he expresses the desire that, by engaging in a noble fight, he too might attain their world—reflecting the war’s moral and existential stakes.