संजय उवाच
प्रियम् इन्द्रस्य सततं सखायम् अमितौजसम् ॥
हत्वा प्राग्ज्योतिषं पार्थः प्रदक्षिणम् अवर्तत ॥
ततो गान्धारराजस्य सुतौ परपुरंजयौ ॥
आर्छेताम् अर्जुनं संख्ये भ्रातरौ वृषकाचलौ ॥
तौ समेत्यार्जुनं वीरौ पुरः पश्चाच् च धन्विनौ ॥
अविध्येतां महावेगैर् निशितैर् आशुगैर् भृशम् ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
priyam indrasya satataṃ sakhāyam amitaujasam ||
hatvā prāgjyotiṣaṃ pārthaḥ pradakṣiṇam avartata ||
tato gāndhārarājasya sutau parapuraṃjayau ||
ārchetām arjunaṃ saṃkhye bhrātarau vṛṣakācalau ||
tau sametyārjunaṃ vīrau puraḥ paścāc ca dhanvinau ||
avidhyetāṃ mahāvegair niśitair āśugair bhṛśam ||
Having slain Pragjyotisha (Bhagadatta), Indra's ever-dear friend, immeasurably mighty, Partha made a reverent circuit around him. Then the two sons of the king of Gandhara, conquerors of enemy cities, attacked Arjuna in battle -- the two brothers, Vrishaka and Achala. Those two warriors, meeting Arjuna, both archers, wounded him firmly from front and behind with mighty-swift, sharp, swift-flying arrows.
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Having slain a fearsome enemy, Arjuna does not exult but performs over the fallen a "reverent circuit" (pradakshina) -- the rite by which one honors the worthy. Here the nobility of the victor shows itself: even a defeated enemy he honors, not mocking his body. It is telling that no sooner is this mark of respect completed than new opponents attack -- in war there is no respite even for grief. The verse teaches that true valor does not take vengeance on the dead but renders them honor, acknowledging their greatness; that a noble victor is distinguished from a coarse one precisely by reverence toward the fallen; and that this brief rite of respect toward a worthy foe is a ray of humanity on a field where one must at once take up arms again, for the duty of the living does not wait.