Shloka 35
कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory
प्रशंसन्ति तदा देवा: सिद्धाक्ष परमर्षय: । साधु द्रौणे महाबाहो साधु भीमेति चाब्रुवन्,उस समय देवता, सिद्ध और महर्षिगण उन दोनोंकी प्रशंसा करते हुए कहने लगे --“महाबाहु द्रोणकुमार! तुम्हें साधुवाद! भीमसेन! तुम्हारे लिये भी साधुवाद”
praśaṃsanti tadā devāḥ siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ | sādhu drauṇe mahābāho sādhu bhīmeti cābruvan ||
Санджая сказал: «Тогда боги, сиддхи и высшие мудрецы восхвалили их, восклицая: “Славно, о могучерукий сын Дроны! Славно, Бхима!” — публично утверждая доблесть и мощь, явленные среди войны».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how public acclaim—especially from divine and sage witnesses—follows conspicuous martial excellence. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s recognition of kṣatriya ideals (courage, strength, battlefield prowess), while also reminding that fame and judgment are not only human but are imagined as observed by higher orders of beings.
Sañjaya reports that, at that moment in the battle, celestial beings (gods, Siddhas, and great seers) voice approval, praising both Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā) and Bhīma with repeated cries of “sādhu” (“well done”), marking a climactic display of valor.