Shloka 48
अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः
Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve
पतड्डग्निसमां वृत्तिमास्थायात्मविनाशिनीम् । न्यायतो युध्यमानस्य प्राणत्यागो न संशय:
pataṅgāgnisamāṁ vṛttim āsthāyātmavināśinīm | nyāyato yudhyamānasya prāṇatyāgo na saṁśayaḥ ||
မီးထဲသို့ ပိုးဖလံခုန်ဝင်သကဲ့သို့ ကိုယ့်ကိုယ်ကို ဖျက်ဆီးစေသော လမ်းစဉ်ကို ခံယူထားလျှင်—သံသယမရှိ၊ ဓမ္မနှင့် စစ်စည်းကမ်းအတိုင်း တိုက်ခိုက်မည်ဆိုပါက ငါသည် အသက်ကို စွန့်ရမည်သာ။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between a destructive resolve and righteous conduct: choosing to fight by nyāya (justice and proper rules) may demand the ultimate personal cost, yet it is presented as morally certain and binding.
A speaker reflects that the path he has taken is like a moth rushing into fire—self-ruinous—and concludes that if he adheres to fair, rule-bound combat, his death is inevitable.