ŚB 10.76.25
Devanagari
शाल्वानीकपशस्त्रौघैर्वृष्णिवीरा भृशार्दिता: ।
न तत्यजू रणं स्वं स्वं लोकद्वयजिगीषव: ॥ २५ ॥
न तत्यजू रणं स्वं स्वं लोकद्वयजिगीषव: ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
śālvānīkapa-śastraughair
vṛṣṇi-vīrā bhṛśārditāḥ
na tatyajū raṇaṁ svaṁ svaṁ
loka-dvaya-jigīṣavaḥ
vṛṣṇi-vīrā bhṛśārditāḥ
na tatyajū raṇaṁ svaṁ svaṁ
loka-dvaya-jigīṣavaḥ
Synonyms
śālva — of Śālva; anīka-pa — of the leaders of the army; śastra — of weapons; oghaiḥ — by floods; vṛṣṇi-vīrāḥ — the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan; bhṛśa — extremely; arditāḥ — pained; na tatyajuḥ — they did not abandon; raṇam — the places on the battlefield; svam svam — each their own; loka — the worlds; dvaya — two; jigīṣavaḥ — wishing to conquer.
Translation
Because the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan were eager for victory in this world and the next, they did not abandon their assigned posts on the battlefield, even though the downpour of weapons hurled by Śālva’s commanders tormented them.
Purport
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “The heroes of the Yadu dynasty were determined to either die on the battlefield or gain victory. They were confident of the fact that if they would die in the fighting they would attain a heavenly planet, and if they would come out victorious they would enjoy the world.”