Shloka 4
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
द्वावेव किल वृष्णीनां तत्र ख्यातौ महारथौ । प्रद्युम्नश्च महाबाहुस्त्वं चैव युधि सात्वत,'सात्वत! वृष्णिवंशियोंमें दो ही महारथी युद्धके लिये विख्यात हैं। एक तो महाबाहु प्रद्यम्न और दूसरे तुम
dvāveva kila vṛṣṇīnāṃ tatra khyātau mahārathau | pradyumnaś ca mahābāhus tvaṃ caiva yudhi sātvat ||
हे सात्वत! वृष्णिवंश में युद्ध के लिए केवल दो ही महारथी प्रसिद्ध हैं—एक महाबाहु प्रद्युम्न और दूसरे तुम।
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial excellence and reputation (khyāti) are tied to dharma as a kṣatriya ideal: in a time of war, a clan’s honor is represented by a few exemplary warriors whose conduct and prowess become the measure of their lineage.
Sañjaya, narrating events, identifies the foremost Vṛṣṇi chariot-warriors renowned for battle—Pradyumna and the person addressed as “Sātvata”—emphasizing their prominence among their people in the ongoing conflict.