Shloka 15
दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः
Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment
जित्वा सुबहुश: शत्रून् प्रेषयित्वा च मृत्यवे । गत: पुण्यकृतां लोकान् सर्वकामदुहो$क्षयान्,वह बहुत-से शत्रुओंको जीतकर और बहुतोंको मृत्युके लोकमें भेजकर पुण्यात्माओंको प्राप्त होनेवाले उन अक्षय लोकोंमें गया है, जो सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंको पूर्ण करनेवाले हैं
jitvā subahuśaḥ śatrūn preṣayitvā ca mṛtyave | gataḥ puṇyakṛtāṁ lokān sarvakāmaduhō'kṣayān ||
ಅನೇಕ ಶತ್ರುಗಳನ್ನು ಜಯಿಸಿ, ಅನೇಕರನ್ನು ಮೃತ್ಯುಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿ, ಅವನು ಪುಣ್ಯಕರ್ಮಿಗಳು ಸೇರುವ ಅಕ್ಷಯ ಲೋಕಗಳಿಗೆ ತೆರಳಿದ್ದಾನೆ—ಅವು ಎಲ್ಲ ಕಾಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವವು.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links action and consequence: strenuous deeds in battle, when aligned with one’s ordained duty and accompanied by merit, culminate in an exalted posthumous state—imperishable realms described as fulfilling desires. It underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical logic that outcomes after death depend on the moral quality (puṇya) of one’s conduct, not merely on victory itself.
Vāyudeva declares that a warrior (implied from context) has defeated many foes, sent many to death, and then himself has departed—attaining the imperishable worlds reserved for the meritorious. The statement functions as a eulogy-like assessment of the warrior’s end and destination.