Shloka 26
त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः
Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya
तत्रातुष्यन्त योधाश्व सिद्धाश्चापि दिवि स्थिता:
tatrātuṣyanta yodhāś ca siddhāś cāpi divi sthitāḥ |
サञ्जयは言った。すると、その場に立つ戦士たちは大いに歓喜し、天に住まうシッダ（成就者）たちさえ深い満足を覚えた。戦場のただ中で示された、信じ難いほどの驚くべき偉業を目の当たりにして、彼らはその勇気と揺るがぬ決意を是認した。まるで諸世界そのものが、危難の前に一歩も退かぬときこそ英雄の卓越が証されるのだと告げるかのようであった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how steadfast courage and exceptional martial resolve, when displayed openly in a righteous warrior context, draws recognition not only from human observers but also from higher celestial witnesses—suggesting that exemplary conduct in one’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) earns universal approval.
Sañjaya reports that, at that moment in the battle, the assembled fighters were delighted, and even the Siddhas in heaven were pleased, because they had just witnessed an astonishing deed of prowess on the battlefield.