Shloka 27
Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ
Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma
संग्रामाद् व्यपयातव्यमेतत् कर्म ममाह्विकम् | इति तत् कृतवांश्वाहं यथोक्तं भरतर्षभ,“महाबली नरेश! पूर्वकालमें मैंने तुम्हारे लिये यह प्रतिज्ञा की थी कि दस हजार महामनस्वी क्षत्रियोंका वध करके ही मुझे संग्रामभूमिसे हटना होगा और यह मेरा दैनिक कर्म होगा। भरतश्रेष्ठ! जैसा मैंने कहा था, वैला अबतक करता आया हूँ
saṅgrāmād vyapayātavyam etat karma mamāhvikaṃ | iti tat kṛtavānś cāhaṃ yathoktaṃ bharatarṣabha |
قال سنجيا: «لا ينبغي لي أن أنسحب من ساحة القتال—فهذا هو واجبي اليومي الذي نذرته. وهكذا فعلتُ، يا ثورَ آلِ بهاراتا، تمامًا كما أعلنتُ من قبل».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds steadfastness to a declared duty (karma) and vow: one should not abandon an undertaken responsibility, especially when it has been publicly affirmed, even amid the pressures of war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the speaker (in context, a warrior bound by a vow) does not permit himself to withdraw from battle; he has continued to act exactly according to his earlier declaration, treating it as a daily obligation.