Shloka 32
Adhyāya 39: Śiśupāla’s Censure and Bhīma’s Contained Wrath (शिशुपाल-निन्दा तथा भीमक्रोध-निग्रहः)
स एव हि मया वध्यो भविष्यति न संशय: । “राजाओ! केशी दैत्यका वध करनेवाले अनन्त-पराक्रमी भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी मेरे द्वारा जो पूजा की गयी है, उसे आपलोगोंमेंसे जो सहन न कर सकें, उन सब बलवानोंके मस्तकपर मैंने यह पैर रख दिया। मैंने खूब सोच-समझकर यह बात कही है। जो इसका उत्तर देना चाहे, वह सामने आ जाय। मेरे द्वारा वह वधके योग्य होगा; इसमें संशय नहीं है
sa eva hi mayā vadhyo bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Indeed, that very man will be slain by me—of this there is no doubt.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys an uncompromising vow: when honor is challenged and a threat is issued, the speaker asserts certainty of punishment. Ethically, it reflects the kṣatriya-coded insistence on decisive retribution rather than hesitation.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a character’s declaration is reported in condensed form: the speaker states that the targeted person is certainly ‘vadhya’ (fit to be slain) by him, emphasizing resolve and the absence of doubt.