Shloka 41
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
पितामहस्यानवरो वीरशायी भवेन्नर: । नाधथिकं विद्यते यस्मादित्याहु: परमर्षय:
pitāmahasyānavaro vīraśāyī bhavennaraḥ | nādhikaṁ vidyate yasmād ityāhuḥ paramarṣayaḥ ||
ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ໃດນອນລົງເທິງ ‘ຕຽງຂອງວີລະຊົນ’—ໝາຍເຖິງການລົ້ມຕາຍໃນສະໜາມຮົບ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະເທົ່າທຽມກັບ ‘ປິຕາມະຫະ’ ພຣະພຣະຫມາ. ເພາະບໍ່ມີສິ່ງໃດສູງກວ່າພຣະອົງ—ດັ່ງນີ້ແຫຼະ ບັນດາລະສີຜູ້ສູງສຸດໄດ້ປະກາດ.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dying a heroic death in battle (vīraśayyā) is regarded as an exceptionally meritorious fulfillment of kṣatriya-duty, so exalted that it is compared to attaining the status of Brahmā, the highest cosmic progenitor.
Vaiśampāyana reports a traditional valuation voiced by great sages: the warrior who falls on the battlefield is praised as reaching the highest honor, reinforcing the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma, duties, and the fruits of righteous conduct.