Shloka 25
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
पुनर्युद्धाय संयत्ता: क्षत्रियास्तस्थुरव्य था: । रमणीये कुरुक्षेत्रे पुण्ये स्वर्ग यियासव:,इन घोर एवं दारुण उत्पातोंकी अवहेलना करके क्षत्रियवीर मनमें व्यथासे रहित हो पुनः युद्धके लिये तैयार हो गये और स्वर्गमें जानेकी अभिलाषा ले रमणीय एवं पुण्यमय कुरक्षेत्रमें उत्साहपूर्वक डट गये
punar yuddhāya saṁyattāḥ kṣatriyās tasthur avyathāḥ | ramaṇīye kurukṣetre puṇye svargaṁ yiyāsavaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「その恐るべき苛烈な凶兆を顧みず、刹帝利の戦士たちは再び戦いのために整った。心に乱れなく、天界到達の願いに駆られて、麗しく聖なるクルクシェートラの野に固く立った。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: even when ominous portents appear, warriors committed to their dharma stand firm, accepting risk and death as part of their ordained duty and viewing a righteous death in battle as a path to svarga.
After terrifying and harsh omens are observed, the warriors nevertheless regroup and prepare again for combat. They take their positions on Kurukṣetra, described as both beautiful and sacred, motivated by the aspiration for heavenly reward.