Shloka 36
Saṃśaptakas in Candrārdha-vyūha; Arjuna’s Devadatta and the Traigarta Rout
Chapter 17
यदि त्वसुकरं लोके कर्म कुर्याम संयुगे । इष्टॉल्लोकान प्राप्रुयामो वयमद्य न संशय:,“यदि आज हम युद्धमें अर्जुनको मारकर लोकमें असम्भव माने जानेवाले कर्मको भी कर लेंगे तो मनोवांछित पुण्यलोकोंको प्राप्त करेंगे, इसमें संशय नहीं है”
yadi tv asukaraṃ loke karma kuryāma saṃyuge | iṣṭān lokān prāpnuyāmo vayam adya na saṃśayaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Jika hari ini di medan laga kita menuntaskan perbuatan yang dunia anggap nyaris mustahil—yakni menewaskan Arjuna—maka tanpa ragu kita akan mencapai alam-alam kebajikan yang kita dambakan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects a warrior-ethic logic: accomplishing an extraordinarily difficult martial objective is believed to yield great religious merit and access to desired heavenly realms. It also highlights how ethical reasoning in war can be framed in terms of karma and promised posthumous reward.
Sanjaya reports the Kaurava-side confidence that if they can achieve the near-impossible feat of killing Arjuna in the ongoing battle, they will secure the highest wished-for rewards, speaking with certainty about the outcome’s spiritual payoff.