महाभारत · 2.14.18
॥
देवनागरी
क्षत्रियः शस्त्रमरणो यदा भवति सत्कृतः ॥
ननु स्म मागधं सर्वे प्रतिबाधेम यद् वयम् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
kṣatriyaḥ śastramaraṇo yadā bhavati satkṛtaḥ ||
nanu sma māgadhaṃ sarve pratibādhema yad vayam ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
क्षत्रियः शस्त्र-मरणःkṣatriyaḥ śastra-maraṇaḥa kshatriya who dies by weapons [in battle],
यदा भवति सत्कृतःyadā bhavati satkṛtaḥwhen he becomes honored [revered], —
ननु स्म मागधम् सर्वेnanu sma māgadham sarveshould not all of us, then, Magadha
प्रतिबाधेम यत् वयम्pratibādhema yat vayamrepel, [we who are able]?
शस्त्रमरणोśastramaraṇooriginal form «śastramaraṇo», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मागधंmāgadhaṃoriginal form «māgadhaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form «yad», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Krishna said: "[If] a kshatriya who dies by weapons [in battle] is thereby honored, should not all of us who are able repel this Magadha?"
संस्करण
b5d66747d127 · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:13:23 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the duty of the kshatriya calls to battle for the oppressed. It is significant that death in battle for what is right is named an honor, not a loss: it befits a warrior to meet weapons while defending the helpless. Thus the scripture reveals that courage in the defense of dharma is glory, not risk; and further — of the nearness of the hour of sacrifice.