Mahabharata 7.74.73 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 74, Shloka 73
अर्जुनस्य सैन्धवाभिमुखगमनम् तथा विन्दानुविन्दयोर्वधः
Arjuna’s advance toward Saindhava and the fall of Vinda–Anuvinda
(भीम उवाच प्रतिज्ञोद्भधवशब्देन कृष्णशड्खस्वनेन च । निहतो धार्तराष्ट्रोड्य सानुबन्ध: सुयोधन: ।।
bhīma uvāca | pratijñodbhavaśabdena kṛṣṇaśaṅkhasvanena ca | nihato dhārtarāṣṭro ’dya sānubandhaḥ suyodhanaḥ ||
قال بهيما: «يا أرجونا، إنّ مجرد الصوت المنبعث من نذرك، ومعه دويُّ صَدَفة شري كريشنا، قد جعلني على يقينٍ بأنّ سُيُوذَنَة (دوريودانا)، ابن دِهْرِتَراشْتْرَة، سيُقتل اليوم لا محالة—ومعه كلُّ من ارتبط به.»
(भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous vow (pratijñā) publicly undertaken and steadfastly supported becomes a moral force in war: it strengthens allies, signals unwavering resolve, and frames the coming violence as consequence-bearing action rather than mere rage.
Bhīma responds to Arjuna’s vow and to Kṛṣṇa’s conch-blast as auspicious signs. He declares his confidence that Duryodhana, the Dhārtarāṣṭra leader, will be killed that very day along with his supporters.
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