न स दुःखाय भवति तथा दृष्टो हि स द्विजै: । 'संग्राममें जूझते हुए वीरको यदि न्यायानुकूल वध प्राप्त हो जाय, तो वह दुःखका कारण नहीं होता; क्योंकि द्विजोंने युद्धके इस परिणामको देखा है
na sa duḥkhāya bhavati tathā dṛṣṭo hi sa dvijaiḥ | saṅgrāme jūjhatāṃ vīraṃ yadi nyāyānukūlo vadhaḥ prāptaḥ syāt, sa duḥkhasya kāraṇaṃ na bhavati; yato dvijaiḥ yuddhasya ayam pariṇāmo dṛṣṭaḥ |
Sañjaya said: “Such a death does not become a cause of sorrow. For the twice-born have indeed recognized this: when a hero, striving in battle, meets death in a manner consistent with justice and right conduct, that end is not to be lamented—because the learned have long understood this as the proper outcome of war.”
संजय उवाच