Shloka 53
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
दिवि वा देवराजस्य त्वया यत् कृतमाहवे । “अर्जुन! महासमरमें ऐसा पराक्रम, जो तूने किया है, या तो तुम्हारे ही योग्य है या स्वर्गमें देवराज इन्द्रके योग्य” || ५२ $ ।। एवं तां दर्शयन् कृष्णो युद्धभूमिं किरीटिने
divi vā devarājasya tvayā yat kṛtam āhave | “arjuna! mahāsamareṃ evaṃ parākramaḥ, yo tvayā kṛtaḥ, sa vā tvadīya-yogyaḥ, vā svargam indrasya devarājasya yogyaḥ” || 52 || evaṃ tāṃ darśayan kṛṣṇo yuddhabhūmiṃ kirīṭine || 53 ||
Sanjaya said: “O Arjuna, the prowess you displayed in this great battle is fit only for you—or for Indra, the king of the gods, in heaven.” Saying this, Krishna continued to show the battlefield to the diadem-wearing Arjuna, directing his attention to the scene of war and its consequences, as if to steady his resolve and clarify the demands of duty amid slaughter.
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