Shloka 33
अर्जुन: प्रतिजानीते भीमस्य प्रियकाम्यया । कर्ण कर्णनुगांश्वैव रणे हन्तास्मि पत्रिभि:,अपने भाई भीमसेनका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे अर्जुन यह प्रतिज्ञा करता है कि “मैं युद्धमें कर्ण और उसके अनुगामियोंको भी बाणोंद्वारा मार डालूँगा”
arjuna uvāca | pratijānīte bhīmasya priyakāmyayā | karṇa karṇānugāṁś caiva raṇe hantāsmi patribhiḥ |
To fulfill Bhīma’s cherished wish, Arjuna made this vow: “In battle I shall slay Karṇa and those who follow him, striking them down with my arrows.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the binding power of a kṣatriya’s pratijñā (vow): once publicly resolved, it becomes a moral obligation. It also shows how personal loyalty (to Bhīma) can motivate action within the larger framework of dharma and wartime duty.
Arjuna declares a formal pledge that, to satisfy Bhīma’s desire, he will kill Karṇa along with Karṇa’s supporters in battle, specifically by means of his arrows—signaling an escalation of resolve and a commitment to future combat.