Shloka 17
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
यद्यस्य समरे गोप्ता शक्रो देवगणै: सह । तथाप्येनं निहंस्थाव इति कृष्णावभाषताम्,“यदि देवताओंसहित साक्षात् इन्द्र भी समरांगणमें इसकी रक्षा करें, तो भी हम दोनों इसे अवश्य मार डालेंगे।” इस प्रकार दोनों कृष्ण आपसमें बात कर रहे थे
sañjaya uvāca | yady asya samare goptā śakro devagaṇaiḥ saha | tathāpy enaṃ nihaniṣṭhāva iti kṛṣṇāv abhāṣatām ||
Sañjaya said: “Even if Śakra (Indra), together with the hosts of gods, were to protect him on the battlefield, still we two will surely strike him down.” Thus the two Krishnas spoke to one another, voicing an unshaken resolve amid the moral pressure of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights unwavering determination in a dharmic crisis: even divine protection is declared insufficient against a vowed course of action. It frames the battlefield as a space where resolve, strategy, and perceived necessity can override fear of even the gods—raising ethical tension about certainty, violence, and responsibility.
Sanjaya reports that ‘the two Krishnas’ are speaking privately, asserting that they will certainly kill a particular warrior even if Indra and the gods protect him. The line emphasizes their confidence and the intensity of the moment in the Drona-parvan war narrative.