Shloka 28
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
यश्नेह प्रतिसंरब्ध: क्षत्रियो माभियास्यति । अपि भीष्म पुरस्कृत्य तं॑ नेष्यामि यमक्षयम्,“उस समय साक्षात् भीष्मको भी आगे करके जो कोई भी क्षत्रिय क्रोधपूर्वक मेरे ऊपर धावा करेगा, उसे उसी क्षण यमलोक पहुँचा दूँगा
yaśneha pratisaṃrabdhaḥ kṣatriyo mām abhiyāsyati | api bhīṣma-puraskṛtya taṃ neṣyāmi yamākṣayam ||
Sañjaya said: “Here, whoever—any kṣatriya—rushes at me in wrath, even placing Bhīṣma at the forefront, I shall send him at once to Yama’s imperishable realm.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of uncompromising readiness to meet aggression with force. Ethically, it frames anger-driven assault as inviting immediate fatal consequence, underscoring responsibility for one’s violent intent and the gravity of initiating attack.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s fierce declaration: if any kṣatriya charges at him in rage—even under Bhīṣma’s leadership—he will kill that attacker, sending him to Yama’s realm. The statement intensifies the atmosphere of impending conflict in the Udyoga Parva.