Shloka 49
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
इह कीर्ति परे लोके दीर्घकालं महत् सुखम् । प्राप्स्यन्ति पुरुषव्याप्रा: प्राणांस्त्यकत्वा महाहवे,“वे पुरुषसिंह नरेश महायुद्धमें प्राणोंका परित्याग करके इहलोकमें कीर्ति तथा परलोकमें दीर्घकालतक महान् सुख प्राप्त करेंगे!
iha kīrtiḥ pare loke dīrghakālaṃ mahat sukham | prāpsyanti puruṣavyāprāḥ prāṇāṃs tyaktvā mahāhave ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Di dunia ini mereka akan meraih kemasyhuran; dan di alam sana mereka akan memperoleh kebahagiaan besar untuk waktu yang panjang—mereka, para wira yang bertindak, yang melepaskan nyawa dalam perang besar.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that courageous self-sacrifice in a great battle—when aligned with one’s warrior-duty—brings two fruits: honor among people in this life (kīrti) and enduring well-being in the next (mahat sukham pare loke).
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the events of the Bhīṣma Parva, states a general assurance about the fate of heroic fighters: those who die in the great war will be celebrated on earth and rewarded in the hereafter, encouraging resolve and framing the coming conflict in moral terms.