Shloka 4
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha
पूजयित्वा तत: पश्चादिदं वचनमन्रुवन् । शिष्ययो: कौशल युद्धे पश्य रामेति पार्थिव
pūjayitvā tataḥ paścād idaṃ vacanam anruvan | śiṣyayoḥ kauśalaṃ yuddhe paśya rāmeti pārthiva ||
三阇耶说道：“礼敬之后，国王便说道：‘噢，帕尔提瓦啊，请看罗摩——看这两位弟子在战斗中的技艺。’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the value placed on disciplined learning and mastery (kauśala) gained through discipleship, while implicitly raising an ethical tension: admiration for technical excellence in war does not erase the gravity of violence and its consequences.
Sañjaya reports that, after paying respect, a king addresses another, urging him to look at “Rāma” and witness the combat skill of two disciples—presenting the battlefield as a display of trained prowess.