त्वं हि सत्यव्रतः शूरो मित्राणाम् अभयंकरः ॥
लोके विख्यायसे वीर कर्मभिः सत्यवाग् इति ॥
यो हि शैनेय मित्रार्थे युध्यमानस् त्यजेत् तनुम् ॥
पृथिवीं वा द्विजातिभ्यो यो दद्यात् समम् एव तत् ॥
श्रुताश् च बहवो ऽस्माभी राजानो ये दिवं गताः ॥
दत्त्वेमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि ॥
एवं त्वाम् अपि धर्मात्मन् प्रयाचे ऽहं कृताञ्जलिः ॥
पृथिवीदानतुल्यं स्याद् अधिकं वा फलं विभो ॥
एक एव सदा कृष्णो मित्राणाम् अभयंकरः ॥
रणे संत्यजति प्राणान् द्वितीयस् त्वं च सात्यके ॥
tvaṃ hi satyavrataḥ śūro mitrāṇām abhayaṃkaraḥ ||
loke vikhyāyase vīra karmabhiḥ satyavāg iti ||
yo hi śaineya mitrārthe yudhyamānas tyajet tanum ||
pṛthivīṃ vā dvijātibhyo yo dadyāt samam eva tat ||
śrutāś ca bahavo 'smābhī rājāno ye divaṃ gatāḥ ||
dattvemāṃ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi ||
evaṃ tvām api dharmātman prayāce 'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
pṛthivīdānatulyaṃ syād adhikaṃ vā phalaṃ vibho ||
eka eva sadā kṛṣṇo mitrāṇām abhayaṃkaraḥ ||
raṇe saṃtyajati prāṇān dvitīyas tvaṃ ca sātyake ||
"For you, hero true to the vow of truth, bestower of fearlessness on friends, are renowned in the world, O warrior, by your deeds as one true to his word. Whoever, O descendant of Shini, fighting for a friend, gives up his body, or whoever gives the earth to the twice-born — that is of equal merit. So I entreat you too, O righteous of soul, with folded palms: let the fruit be equal to the gift of the earth, or even greater, O lord. Krishna alone is ever the bestower of fearlessness on friends, giving up his life in battle for them; the second is you, O Satyaki."
ec5d2bd7e4ce · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:02:23 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The highest measure of merit: to give up one's body for a friend in battle (yudhyamānaḥ tyajet tanum) is equal to the gift of the whole earth to brahmins (pṛthivīdāna). Self-sacrifice for one who is dear is set on a par with the greatest generosity of sacrifice. It is telling that Yudhishthira, a king, entreats his subject with folded palms (kṛtāñjaliḥ): love humbles the pride of rank. The verse teaches that to lay down one's life for a friend is a sacrifice equal to the gift of the whole world; and for the sake of such service even a sovereign bows in entreaty, for there is no deed higher than love that gives itself away.