Shloka 726
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
छिन्धि मूर्धानमस्थाशु कुरु साफल्यमात्मन: । “महाबाहो! इस दुरात्माके वधका यही अवसर है। तुम शीघ्र इसका मस्तक काट डालो और अपनी प्रतिज्ञा सफल करो”
chindhi mūrdhānam asthāśu kuru sāphalyam ātmanaḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Penggallah kepalanya segera; jadikan sumpahmu berbuah. Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, inilah saatnya membunuh orang durjana itu—segera tebas kepalanya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the warrior-ethic of acting decisively to fulfill a vowed duty in a critical moment, while also raising the ethical tension of vow-driven violence in war.
Sañjaya reports an urgent exhortation on the battlefield: the addressed hero is told to seize the immediate opportunity to kill a wicked opponent by beheading him, thereby fulfilling a prior vow.