Shloka 43

Adhyaya 22 — Dharma of Giving

Sanskrit

संग्रामे युध्यमाना येऽभीता गोद्विजरक्षणे ।

क्षुण्णाः शस्त्रैर्विपद्यन्ते त एव भुवि मानवाः ॥

Transliteration

saṃgrāme yudhyamānā ye 'bhītā godvijarakṣaṇe | kṣuṇṇāḥ śastrair vipadyante ta eva bhuvi mānavāḥ ||

Translation

ผู้ที่รบในสนามรบอย่างไม่หวาดหวั่น เพื่อคุ้มครองโคและพราหมณ์ และล้มลงเพราะถูกอาวุธฟัน—ผู้นั้นเท่านั้นแลคือบุรุษแท้บนแผ่นดิน

Speakers

• Within the Madālasā-related narrative (didactic statement in the story-world; exact speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Protection of go and dvija
• Kṣatriya duty
• Valor and fearlessness

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Human dignity is tied to dharmic courage: risking one’s life to protect the vulnerable and uphold sacred social supports (cows and brāhmaṇas as symbols of sustenance and Vedic learning).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna with dharma-upadeśa; it functions as ethical instruction within a royal narrative rather than cosmological enumeration.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Go’ can signify prāṇa and nourishing virtue; ‘dvija’ can signify higher knowledge. The fearless warrior represents the disciplined will that protects life-force and insight against the ‘weapons’ of inner disorder.