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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.67

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 67

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 67

न बिभेति रणाद्यो वै संग्रामेऽप्यपराङ्मुखः । धर्मयुद्धे मृतो वाऽपि तेन लोकत्रयं जितम् ॥ ६७ ॥

na bibhēti raṇādyō vai saṁgrāmē’pyaparāṅmukhaḥ | dharmayuddhē mṛtō vā’pi tēna lōkatrayaṁ jitam || 67 ||

Translation

He who does not flee from battle, who does not turn his back in the fight, or who dies in a righteous war, has conquered the three worlds.

Word by word

na
not
bibhēti
fears
raṇād
(raṇāt) from battle
yō
(yaḥ) who
vai
indeed
saṁgrāmē
in the fight
api
even
aparāṅmukhaḥ
not turning his back
dharma
righteous
yuddhē
in a war
mṛtō
(mṛtaḥ) dies
vā
or
tēna
by him
lōka
worlds
trayaṁ
the three
jitam
have been conquered

Meaning

The warrior's virtue, given in the old kṣatriya terms: courage in battle, and death in a "dharma-yuddha", a war fought justly and for a just cause. The phrase "na bibheti raṇāt", "does not fear battle", is read as "does not flee".

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 66.