Shloka 163
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
नहि ते वीर मोक्ष्यन्ते मदबाह्वन्तरमागता: । “भारत! जो लोग रणभूमिमें मेरे साथ युद्ध करेंगे, उन्हें मैं मार डालूँगा। वीर! मेरी भुजाओंके भीतर आकर शत्रुसैनिक जीवित नहीं छूट सकेंगे”
nahi te vīra mokṣyante madabāhvantaram āgatāḥ |
قال سنجيا: «يا بطل، إن الذين دخلوا في مدى ذراعيّ لن يفلتوا. في ساحة القتال، من يبارزني—أصرعه؛ فإذا دخلوا دائرة قوتي فلن يخرج جنود العدو أحياء.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the uncompromising logic of battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma): once combat is joined at close quarters, mercy gives way to the warrior’s resolve to protect his side and fulfill his martial obligation. Ethically, it reflects the grim determinism of war—entering the opponent’s immediate power entails mortal consequence.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s fierce declaration on the battlefield: anyone who comes within the range of his arms and fights him will not escape alive. It functions as a challenge and a statement of dominance in close combat during the Drona Parva fighting.