आर्जुनेः कर्म तद् दृष्ट्व प्रणेदुश् च समन्ततः ॥
नादेन सर्वभूतानि साधु साध्व् इति भारत ॥
शल्यभ्रातर्य् अथारुग्णे बहुशस् तस्य सैनिकाः ॥
कुलाधिवासनामानि श्रावयन्तो ऽर्जुनात्मजम् ॥
अभ्यवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धा विविधायुधपाणयः ॥
रथैर् अश्वैर् गजैश् चान्ये पादातैश् च बलोत्कटाः ॥
ārjuneḥ karma tad dṛṣṭva praṇeduś ca samantataḥ ||
nādena sarvabhūtāni sādhu sādhv iti bhārata ||
śalyabhrātary athārugṇe bahuśas tasya sainikāḥ ||
kulādhivāsanāmāni śrāvayanto 'rjunātmajam ||
abhyavartanta saṃkruddhā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ ||
rathair aśvair gajaiś cānye pādātaiś ca balotkaṭāḥ ||
Having seen that deed of Arjuna's son, all beings everywhere acclaimed it with the cry, 'Splendid, splendid!', O Bharata. But when Shalya's brother was crushed, many of his warriors, shouting out the names of their clans and abodes, rushed at Arjuna's son, enraged, with various weapons in their hands -- on chariots, on horses, on elephants, and others, mighty, on foot.
ae6882429ed1 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:22:09 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Rushing at the boy, the warriors 'shout out the names of their clans and abodes' -- an ancient custom of battle-challenge: by naming himself, a warrior both intimidates the enemy and stakes the honor of his line. Here is the noble side of warfare: men fight not anonymously but openly, under the banner of their own name. It is telling that creation itself, crying 'Splendid!', honors the boy's feat above the enmity. The verse teaches that even in mortal combat there is room for honor -- to name oneself before an enemy means to fight openly, not in concealment; that the valor of the worthy calls forth the praise of all beings, indifferent to which camp they favor; and that the custom of proclaiming one's clan name before battle reveals a warrior's dignity, staking not only life but the honor of his forebears -- though here that very honor is turned against a guiltless boy.