Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
एतद् व्रतं महाबाहो त्वया सह कृतं मया । तथैतन्मम कौन्तेय यथा तव न संशय:
etad vrataṁ mahābāho tvayā saha kṛtaṁ mayā | tathaitan mama kaunteya yathā tava na saṁśayaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O mighty-armed one, this vow was undertaken by me together with you. O son of Kuntī, it stands for me exactly as it stands for you—let there be no doubt about it.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadfastness and mutual accountability in a solemn commitment: a vow shared is to be upheld with equal seriousness by both parties, leaving no room for doubt or wavering.
Sañjaya addresses Arjuna (Kaunteya, Mahābāho), affirming that a particular vow or resolve was undertaken jointly and that he remains bound to it exactly as Arjuna is, reinforcing confidence and unity of purpose amid the pressures of war.