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ये ह्येव वीरा ह्रीमन्त आर्याः करुणवेदिनः । त एव युद्धे हन्यन्ते यवीयान्मुच्यते जनः॥५-७०-५६॥
Those who are truly heroic—modest, noble, and sensitive to compassion—are precisely the ones who are cut down in the stratagems of war; the younger and less scrupulous tend to escape.
english translation
हत्वाप्यनुशयो नित्यं परानपि जनार्दन । अनुबन्धश्च पापोऽत्र शेषश्चाप्यवशिष्यते॥५-७०-५७॥
Even after striking down one’s opponents, O Janārdana, remorse persists unceasingly. Moreover, a harmful chain of consequences follows here, and a residue still remains.
english translation
शेषो हि बलमासाद्य न शेषमवशेषयेत् । सर्वोच्छेदे च यतते वैरस्यान्तविधित्सया॥५-७०-५८॥
For the surviving remainder, once it gains strength, leaves no remainder at all. Seeking to bring the enmity to an end, it strives for total eradication.
english translation
जयो वैरं प्रसृजति दुःखमास्ते पराजितः । सुखं प्रशान्तः स्वपिति हित्वा जयपराजयौ॥५-७०-५९॥
Victory gives rise to enmity; the defeated dwells in sorrow. But one who is pacified sleeps in ease, having set aside both victory and defeat.
english translation
जातवैरश्च पुरुषो दुःखं स्वपिति नित्यदा । अनिर्वृतेन मनसा ससर्प इव वेश्मनि॥५-७०-६०॥
A man in whom enmity has arisen sleeps ever in distress, his mind without ease—like one who dwells in the same house with a serpent.
english translation