कृतज्ञं ज्ञानसंपन्नं कृतास्त्रम् अनिवर्तिनम् ॥
युद्धाभिनन्दिनं नित्यं द्विषताम् अघवर्धनम् ॥
स्वेषां प्रियहिते युक्तं पितॄणां जयगृद्धिनम् ॥
न च पूर्वप्रहर्तारं संग्रामे नष्टसंभ्रमम् ॥
यदि पुत्रं न पश्यामि यास्यामि यमसादनम् ॥
kṛtajñaṃ jñānasaṃpannaṃ kṛtāstram anivartinam ||
yuddhābhinandinaṃ nityaṃ dviṣatām aghavardhanam ||
sveṣāṃ priyahite yuktaṃ pitṝṇāṃ jayagṛddhinam ||
na ca pūrvaprahartāraṃ saṃgrāme naṣṭasaṃbhramam ||
yadi putraṃ na paśyāmi yāsyāmi yamasādanam ||
"...grateful, endowed with knowledge, skilled in weapons, never retreating, ever eager for battle, increasing the grief of his foes; devoted to the welfare of his own, seeking victory for his elders, who did not strike first, unshaken in the fray..."
04b9ce57a9be · publicado 19 jul 2026, 15:30:04 UTC
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The portrait is completed with warrior virtues, yet even these are colored by righteousness: "na ca pūrvaprahartāram," "who did not strike the first blow" — even the fearless fighter was never the aggressor. "Pitṝṇāṃ jayagṛddhinam," "seeking victory for his elders," shows that his valor served not himself. It is telling that "yuddhābhinandinam," "rejoicing in battle," and "kṛtajñam," "grateful," stand side by side: the fire of the warrior dwelt in him alongside a mindful heart. The verse teaches that valor is noble only when it does not seek the first quarrel and is turned toward the good of others rather than one's own glory.