Shloka 286
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
न भयाद् विनिवर्तेत तस्य लोका यथा मम | जो शूरवीर अपने स्वामीके लिये सेनाके मुहानेपर खड़ा होकर पराक्रम प्रकट करता है और भयसे कभी पीठ नहीं दिखाता, उसको मेरे समान लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है
na bhayād vinivarteta tasya lokā yathā mama |
Ambarīṣa nói: “Chớ quay lưng vì sợ hãi. Ai đứng vững ngay nơi mũi nhọn của quân đội vì chủ mình, phô bày dũng lực và không bao giờ ngoảnh lưng trong sợ hãi—người ấy đạt đến những cõi như ta.”
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds the warrior’s dharma of steadfast courage: retreating from fear is condemned, while loyal valor shown for one’s rightful leader is praised as meritorious, leading to exalted posthumous realms (lokas).
In Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction, Ambarīṣa speaks about the conduct of a true hero in battle—standing at the army’s forefront for his master and refusing to turn back in fear—linking such conduct to the attainment of heavenly worlds.