Shloka 16
स्त्रीपर्व — गान्धारीविलापः
Strī Parva — Gāndhārī’s Lament over the Fallen
प्रविश्य समरे शूर: पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् | स वीरशयमने शेते पर: सत्पुरुषोचिते,जो शूरवीर समरांगणमें पाण्डवोंकी सेनाके भीतर घुसकर लोहा लेता था, वही आज सत्पुरुषोचित वीरशय्यापर शयन कर रहा है
praviśya samare śūraḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm | sa vīraśayyam āne śete paraḥ satpuruṣocite ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “That hero who, entering the battle, would break into the Pandavas’ army and win glory by force of arms—he now lies upon a warrior’s bed, a resting-place befitting a noble and righteous man.” The verse contrasts battlefield ferocity with the dignified, ethically charged stillness of death, underscoring how valor is ultimately measured by the honorable end and the ideals of the ‘good man’ (satpuruṣa).
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