öäªéäË䪠  å¨ùªùäªë¨äª   âêôªô¨õР  çùõÐöäªéä       771
Ëäªå¨äª×   æùªå¨äª   ÷ôõÐ
 

öäªÉËäª

opposing my leader

å¨ùªùäªë¨äª

do not war

âêôªô¨õÐ

O! Enemies!

çùõÐ

many

öäªÉËäª

opposing my leader

å¨äª×

thus doing so

æùª

stone

å¨äª÷ôõÐ

stand as (turned into)

Do   not   oppose   my   leader;   many     are   those   who   did,yet   to-day
stand   only   as   stone.   (This   refers   to   the   old   tradition   of
commemorative   stones   set   up   in   memory   of   fallen   warriors)     (771).

æèä   Ëáùªöáªê   íëªç¨ä¨ùª   áèéä            772
ç¨éÈêÐêîôùª   ÖåÐêùª   ¬ä¨Ê
 

æèä

forest

Ëáùª

rabbit

öáªê	accurately aimed at

íëªç¨ä¨ùª

to the arrow

áèéä

elephant

ç¨éÈêÐê

missing the target

îôùª

the spear

ÖåÐêùª

holding

¬ä¨Ê	is preferable

 
A   spear   aimed   at   an   elephant,   even   if   it   fails,is   better   than
an   arrow   that   finds   its   mark   in   the   jungle   rabbit   (772).

îçõèúªéë   öäªç   ê×æúªøäª×   ã÷ª÷æÐæèùª             773
Ãõèúªéë   ë÷ª÷ê䪠  öþÆ
 

îçõР   Íúªéë

high manliness

öäªç	it is said

ê×æúª

bravery

øäª×	the one (when the adversary has been worsted)

ã÷ª÷æÐæèùª

during the time

ÃõР  Íúªéë

the spirit of compassion

ë÷ª×    íêäª

the other (strength)

öþÆ	appropriate

 
It   is   high   virtue   to   attack   the   enemy   fiercely,   but   higher
still   is   to   be   compassionate   when   he   is   down   (773).

éæîôùª   æó¨÷ªâ÷èÌ   îçèæÐ樠  ôÕçô䪠            774
âëáªîôùª   ç÷¨áè   åÆëª
 

éæ	what was in one's possession

îôùª

the spear

æó¨÷ªâ÷èÌ

at the elephant

îçèæÐæ¨

having thrown

ôÕçôäª

and returning (now with none in hand)

âëáªîôùª

the spear lodged in his chest

ç÷¨áè

having removed

åÆëª	feels joyous

 
The   hero   is   he   who   loses   his   spear,   hurling   it   at   an
elephant,   but   then   realises   with   joy   that   he   still   has   the
enemy   spear   that   is   lodged   in   his   body   (774).

ô¨È¨êÐêæúª   îôùªâæèúªÌ   ö÷¨á íȨêÐê¨éëçªç¨äª     775
Øìªìäªî÷è   ôäªæ   úôõÐæÐÆ
 

ô¨È¨êÐêæúª

angry glare

îôùªâæèúªÌ

with the spear

ö÷¨á	when discharged

íȨêÐÊ

dodging

¬éëçªç¨äª

if one blinks

ØìªÌ    íäªî÷è

is it not a failure

ôäªæúª

to the brave

íôõÐæÐÆ

(to the) soldier

 
Is   it   not   unworthy   of   a   soldier's   angry   glare   to   give   in   to
even   a   momentary   blink   in   the   face   of   an   oncomig   spear   ?   (775)  

ô¨Ç窵úª   çìèêåèóª   öùªùè몠  ôÇæÐæ¨Äóª        776
éôæÐÆëªê䪠  åèéó   öÌêÐÊ
 

ô¨Ç窵úª

deep wounds

çìèêåèóª

not suffered

öùªùèëª

all

ôÇæÐæ¨Äóª

wasted days

éôæÐÆëª

will be considered

êäª

one's

åèéó

past days

öÌêÐÊ

when being recollected

In   his   recollections,   the   true   soldier   will   count   those
days   wasted   when   he   did   not   suffer   grave   wound   in   battle   (776).

àÈÙ몠  ¬éòîôúªï   îôúªìè   ãá¨õèõР       777
æÈùªáè窵æР  æèõ¨éæ   å©õÐêÐÊ
 

àÈÙëª

worldwide

¬éòîôúªï

desirous of fame

îôúªìè    ãá¨õèõÐ

for those who sacrifice their lives

æÈùª	hero's anklet

áè窵

wearing

æèõ¨éæ

the privilege

å©õÐêÐÊ

(is) like

 
The   brave   soldier   will   be   proud   of   the   fame   that   lives   after
him,   like   the   pride   of   wearing   a   hero's   anklet   (an   ancient
tradition   where   an   anklet   was   worn   by   unconquered   heroes)   (777).  
ã÷¨äªãá¨õР  í¢ªòè   ë÷ôõР  ¬é÷ô䪠           778
âò÷¨Äëªò©õР  Æäª÷ùª   ¬ùõÐ
 

ã÷¨äª

in war

ãá¨õÐ

one's life

í¢ªòè

not afraid (of losing)

ë÷ôõÐ

brave warriors

¬é÷ôäª

one's king

âò÷¨Äëª

even if annoyed

ò©õР   Æäª÷ùª

let up in courage

¬ùõÐ	will not have

There   will   be   no   let   up   in   the   courage   of   brave soldiers, ready to   lay   down   their   lives   in   war,  even   when   restrained   by   the  king   (778).

¬éÈêÐêÊ   ¬æôèéëòР  òèôèéõ   áèîõ           779
ç¨éÈêÐêÊ   ø×æÐæ¨÷ª   çôõÐ
 

¬éÈêÐêÊ

as sworn by one

¬æôèéë

not failing

òèôèéõ

one who dies (fighting) in the battlefield

áèîõ	whoever will

ç¨éÈêÐêÊ

blame

ø×æÐæ¨÷ªçôõÐ

look down upon

Who   will   ever   blame   the   brave   soldier   who   dies   in     a   war
when   he   stands   to   what   he   has   sworn   ?   (779)

  µõåÐêèõÐæúª   å©õÐëùªæòР  òèæ¨÷ªç¨äª   òèæÐæèÌ           780
¬õåÐÊîæèóª   êæÐæÊ   ãéìêÐÊ 
 

µõåÐêèõÐæúª

the eyes of the protector

å©õÐëùªæ

when full with tears

òèæ¨÷ªç¨äª

if a soldier dies in battle

òèæÐæèÌ

that (valiant) death

¬õåÐÊ

even that death

îæèóª

is welcome

êæÐæÊ

fit for

ãéìêÐÊ

cherishing

 
The   grarteful   tears   of   the   king   are   considered   by   the   brave
as   high   reward   for   laying   down   their   lives   in   war   (780).