किं तिष्ठत यथा मूढाः सर्वे विगतचेतसः ॥
तत्र गच्छत यत्रैते युध्यन्ते मामका रथाः ॥
क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य सर्व एव गतज्वराः ॥
जयन्तो वध्यमाना वा गतिम् इष्टां गमिष्यथ ॥
जित्वा च बहुभिर् यज्ञैर् यक्ष्यध्वं भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥
हता वा देवसाद् भूत्वा लोकान् प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलान् ॥
ते राज्ञा चोदिता वीरा योत्स्यमाना महारथाः ॥
चतुर्धा वहिनीं कृत्वा त्वरिता द्रोणम् अभ्ययुः ॥
kiṃ tiṣṭhata yathā mūḍhāḥ sarve vigatacetasaḥ ||
tatra gacchata yatraite yudhyante māmakā rathāḥ ||
kṣatradharmaṃ puraskṛtya sarva eva gatajvarāḥ ||
jayanto vadhyamānā vā gatim iṣṭāṃ gamiṣyatha ||
jitvā ca bahubhir yajñair yakṣyadhvaṃ bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ||
hatā vā devasād bhūtvā lokān prāpsyatha puṣkalān ||
te rājñā coditā vīrā yotsyamānā mahārathāḥ ||
caturdhā vahinīṃ kṛtvā tvaritā droṇam abhyayuḥ ||
"Why do you stand there, as if stunned, all of you, having lost your wits? Go there, where my warriors are fighting. Putting the kshatriya's duty first, all of you, having cast off anxiety, whether conquering or perishing, you will go upon the desired path. And, having conquered, you will perform sacrifices with abundant gifts by many rites; or, having fallen, becoming gods, you will attain abundant worlds." They, urged on by the king, heroes ready to fight, great warriors, dividing the army into four parts, swiftly went against Drona.
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Yudhishthira sets forth the twofold reward of the kshatriya: victorious, he will offer sacrifice in glory; fallen, he will gain heaven. It is telling that both outcomes are good for the one who fulfills his duty. The verse teaches that for one true to duty there is no losing: both victory and valiant death lead to the highest good; and one who has cast off anxiety for himself while carrying out what is appointed wins in any case -- for the fruit lies not in the outcome of the battle but in fidelity to dharma.