Shloka 28
यदि चैकरथेनाहं समग्रं क्षत्रमण्डलम् | न करोम्यष्टधा युद्धे न भवाम्यर्जुनात्मज:
yadi caikarathenāhaṁ samagraṁ kṣatramaṇḍalam | na karomy aṣṭadhā yuddhe na bhavāmy arjunātmajaḥ ||
إن لم أُحَطِّم، وأنا أقاتل من عربةٍ واحدة، دائرةَ محاربي الكشاتريا كلَّها في ساحة القتال فأجعلها ثمانيَ فِرَق، فإني أتنكّر لهويتي ابنًا لأرجونا.
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic of taking binding vows to uphold courage and duty in battle, using honor and lineage as moral stakes; it also implicitly shows how identity and reputation are leveraged to intensify commitment in a morally fraught war.
Bhima, speaking amid the Drona Parva battle context, proclaims a boastful oath that he will, even from a single chariot, break the opposing Kshatriya host into eight divisions; failing that, he rejects the claim of being Arjuna’s son—an extreme self-imprecation meant to signal unwavering resolve.