Shloka 313
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
यावत् त्वां निशितैर्बाणै: प्रेषयामि यमक्षयम् । 'धृष्टद्युम्न! स्थिर होकर दो घड़ी और प्रतीक्षा कर लो” तबतक मैं तुम्हें अपने पैने बाणोंद्वारा यमलोक भेज देता हूँ!
yāvat tvāṃ niśitair bāṇaiḥ preṣayāmi yamakṣayam | dhṛṣṭadyumna sthiraḥ bhūtvā dve ghaṭike ca pratīkṣasva ||
Sañjaya said: “Hold steady, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and wait for just two ghaṭikās (a short while). Until then, I shall dispatch you with my razor-sharp arrows to Yama’s imperishable realm.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield mindset where death is treated as imminent and certain; it reflects the hard, uncompromising resolve of warriors and the ethical tension of dharma under the pressure of war—steadfastness is demanded even as violence is openly vowed.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s taunt/threat addressed to Dhṛṣṭadyumna: he is told to stand firm and wait briefly, after which the speaker claims he will kill him with sharp arrows, sending him to Yama’s realm.