Shloka 28
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
यथा पाण्डवमुख्योडसौ न हनिष्यति सैन्धवम् । न हि मे युध्यमानस्य सायकानस्यत: शितान्
yathā pāṇḍavamukhyo 'sau na haniṣyati saindhavam | na hi me yudhyamānasya sāyakān asyataḥ śitān
قال سانجيا: «بهذه الكيفية لن يقتلَ أَفْضَلُ الباندافا سَيْندهافا (جايادراثا). فإني ما دمتُ أقاتلُ وأُطلقُ سهامي الحادّة، فلا يمكنني أن أسمحَ بأن يقع ذلك المصير.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of determined resistance in war: outcomes are contested through effort, skill, and resolve. It also reflects the ethical tension between a vowed objective (slaying Jayadratha) and the opposing side’s duty to obstruct it through legitimate martial means.
Sañjaya reports that the opposing warrior (speaking in the first person) intends to prevent the chief Pāṇḍava from killing Saindhava (Jayadratha). He asserts that, as he continues fighting and shooting sharp arrows, he will not allow the Pāṇḍava’s aim to be fulfilled.