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राजा वा राजपुत्रो वा सेनापतिरथापि वा ॥ हतक्षात्रेण यः शूरस्तस्य लोकोऽक्षयो भवेत् ॥ २६ ॥
The king, or prince or the general who heroically fights and is killed by Kṣatriya attains everlasting regions.
english translation
यावंति तस्य रोमाणि भिद्यन्तेऽस्त्रैर्महाहवे ॥ तावतो लभते लोकान्सर्वकामदुघाऽक्षयान् ॥ २७॥
He attains as many worlds as the number of his hairs split by arrows in the battle. All of these will be wish-yielding and eternal.
english translation
वीरासनं वीरशय्या वीरस्थानस्थितिस्स्थिरा ॥ सर्वदा भवति व्यास इह लोके परत्र च ॥ २८ ॥
O Vyāsa, both here and hereafter he will have heroic seat, heroic bed, heroic status and heroic stability always.
english translation
गवार्थे ब्राह्मणार्थे च स्थानस्वाम्यर्थमेव च ॥ ये मृतास्ते सुखं यांति यथा सुकृतिनस्तथा ॥ २९ ॥
Those who die for the protection of cows, brahmins, status and the master go happily to the other world like virtuous persons.
english translation
यः कश्चिद्ब्राह्मणं हत्वा पश्चात्प्राणान्परित्यजेत् ॥ तत्रासौ स्वपतेर्युद्धे स स्वर्गान्न निवर्तते॥ ३०॥
Even a slayer of a brahmin fighting for his master in a battle and dying there attains heaven which becomes his permanent abode.
english translation