Shloka 10
Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha
Verbal Duel and Omens
तस्मिन् महापुण्यतमे त्रैलोक्यस्य सनातने । संग्रामे निधन प्राप्य ध्रुवं स्वर्गे भविष्यति,“अतः नरेश्वर! हम सब लोग यहाँसे शीघ्र ही समन्तपंचक तीर्थमें चलें। वह भूमि देवलोकमें प्रजापतिकी उत्तरवेदीके नामसे प्रसिद्ध है। त्रिलोकीके उस परम पुण्यतम सनातन तीर्थमें युद्ध करके मृत्युको प्राप्त हुआ मनुष्य निश्चय ही स्वर्गलोकमें जायगा”
tasmin mahāpuṇyatame trailokyasya sanātane | saṅgrāme nidhanaṃ prāpya dhruvaṃ svarge bhaviṣyati |
Sañjaya disse: “Naquela região sagrada, supremamente meritória e eterna—renomada nos três mundos—quem encontra a morte em batalha alcançará, sem dúvida, o céu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a dharmic ideal associated with kṣatriya conduct: dying in righteous battle, especially in a supremely sacred context, is presented as a sure cause for attaining heaven—linking martial duty, merit (puṇya), and posthumous destiny.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes the exceptional sanctity of a renowned region and states that one who falls there in battle will certainly reach heaven, thereby framing the battlefield as both a physical and moral-spiritual arena.