Shloka 51
ते वर्धयित्वा नृपतिं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् । जितकाशिनो लब्धलक्ष्या युद्धशौण्डा: प्रहारिण:
te vardhayitvā nṛpatiṁ dharmātmānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | jitakāśino labdhalakṣyā yuddhaśauṇḍāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Matapos batiin ang matuwid na haring si Yudhiṣṭhira, ang mga mandirigmang iyon—nag-uumapaw sa tagumpay, natamo ang layon, bihasa sa digmaan at mabigat ang hagupit—ay nagpuri kay Kṛṣṇa at Arjuna, mga tagapagpahirap sa kaaway, sa pamamagitan ng mga salitang papuri; at sa galak, sila’y nagbalik sa kanilang kampo.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid warfare, the passage foregrounds dharma and proper conduct: honoring a righteous leader (Yudhiṣṭhira) and acknowledging the decisive, dharma-aligned agency of Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. Victory is framed not merely as conquest but as the fulfillment of a rightful aim, accompanied by respectful praise and orderly return.
After a successful engagement, the warriors rejoice as victors. They congratulate King Yudhiṣṭhira, praise Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna for afflicting the enemy, and then happily go back to their camp.