Shloka 48
Devanagari script
अपश्येतां महात्मानौ विष्वक्सेनधनंजयौ । अपूजयेतां वार्ष्णेयं ब्रवाणी साधु साध्विति
Transliteration
apaśyetāṁ mahātmānau viṣvaksenadhanañjayau | apūjayetāṁ vārṣṇeyaṁ bravāṇī sādhu sādhv iti
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。大魂の二勇士——ヴィシュヴァクセーナとダナञ्जヤ——はそれを見て、ヴァールシュネーヤ（クリシュナ）を敬い、「よくやった、よくやった」と繰り返し称えた。戦のただ中にあって、この偈は正しき助言への敬意と、真に称賛すべきものを認める倫理の衝動を照らし出す。
Word by Word
अपश्येताम्they two saw
अपश्येताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
महात्मानौthe two great-souled (ones)
महात्मानौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
विष्वक्सेनधनंजयौViṣvaksena and Dhanañjaya
विष्वक्सेनधनंजयौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्वक्सेन + धनंजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
अपूजयेताम्they two honored / worshipped
अपूजयेताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
वार्ष्णेयम्the Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa)
वार्ष्णेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवार्ष्णेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ब्रवाणीmay I say / let me say
ब्रवाणी:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
Formलोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
साधुwell! / good!
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
साधुwell! / good!
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaV
ViṣvaksenaD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)V
Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict, dharmic conduct includes recognizing and honoring what is worthy—especially righteous leadership and sound counsel. The repeated “sādhu sādhu” models ethical appreciation rather than mere partisanship.
Sañjaya reports that two eminent warriors, named here as Viṣvaksena and Dhanañjaya, see Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa) and pay him honor, voicing strong approval—“Well done, well done!”