VIGRAHAH- विग्रह:- WAR-20 (HITOPADESA)

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नरेशे जीव-लोको ऽयं निमीलति निमीलति ।
उदेत्य् उदीयमाने च रवाव् इव सरोरुहम् ॥ १४७ ॥

nareśe jīva-loko 'yaṃ nimīlati nimīlati |
udety udīyamāne ca ravāv iva saroruham || 3.147 ||

 A king, when he goes into slumber, the world goes in to slumber, and on his rising the whole world revives; like the lotus on seeing the rising sun.

जनयन्ति सुतान् गावः सर्वा एव गवाकृतीन् ।
विषाणोल्लिखित-स्कन्धं काचिद् एव गवां पतिम् ॥ १४८ ॥
janayanti sutān gāvaḥ sarvā eva gavākṛtīn |
viṣāṇollikhita-skandhaṃ kācid eva gavāṃ patim || 3.148 ||
Cows give birth to calves with features of a cow; but only a rare one brings forth a master of a herd with strong muscles and shoulders.

आहवेषु च ये शूराः स्वाम्य्-अर्थे त्यक्त-जीविताः ।
भर्तृ-भक्ताः कृतज्ञाश् च ते नराः स्वर्ग-गामिनः ॥ १४९ ॥

āhaveṣu ca ye śūrāḥ svāmy-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ |
bhartṛ-bhaktāḥ kṛtajñāś ca te narāḥ svarga-gāminaḥ || 3.149 ||

Those brave men who, loyal and grateful,  sacrifice their lives in battle for the sake of their masters go to heaven.

यत्र तत्र हतः शूरः शत्रुभिः परिवेष्टितः ।
अक्षयान् लभते लोकान् यदि क्लैब्यं न गच्छति ॥ १५० ॥

yatra tatra hataḥ śūraḥ śatrubhiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ |
akṣayān labhate lokān yadi klaibyaṃ na gacchati || 3.150 ||

A brave warrior who is killed in war, surrounded by the enemies, he obtains imperishable worlds, provided he does not show cowardice.

Vishnu varman concludes book3- Vigraha with this sloka:

विग्रहः करि-तुरङ्ग-पत्तिभिर् नो

कदापि भवतान् महीभुजाम् ।
नीति-मन्त्र-पवनैः समाहताः

संश्रयन्तु गिरि-गह्वरं द्विषः ॥ १५१ ॥

vigrahaḥ kari-turaṅga-pattibhir no

 kadāpi bhavatān mahībhujām |
nīti-mantra-pavanaiḥ samāhatāḥ

saṃśrayantu giri-gahvaraṃ dviṣaḥ || 3.151 ||

Let kings never wage war, with elephants, horses, and infantry; but let their enemies, scattered by the gales of policy and counsels, seek refuge  for shelter to caverns of mountains.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH