Shloka 3236
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
सैन्धवस्य वधे यत्तमनुयास्यामि पाण्डवम् | 'राजन्! आज दुर्योधनके वशीभूत होकर ये मेरे साथ युद्ध करनेको तैयार खड़े हैं। इन रणदुर्मद किरातोंका अपने बाणोंद्वारा संहार करके मैं सिंधुराजके वधके प्रयत्नमें लगे हुए पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनके पास जाऊँगा
saindhavasya vadhe yat tam anuyāsyāmi pāṇḍavam | rājann adya duryodhanake vaśībhūtaḥ kṛtvā ye mama sārdhaṃ yuddhāya sajjāḥ sthitāḥ | etān raṇadurmada-kirātān svabāṇaiḥ saṃhṛtya sindhurājasya vadha-prayatne laghuṃ pāṇḍunandanaṃ arjunaṃ samīpe yāsyāmi ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, I shall now go after that Pāṇḍava who is intent on the slaying of the Saindhava. Today these Kirātas, maddened by battle, stand ready to fight at my side, having come under Duryodhana’s sway. After destroying them with my arrows, I will proceed to Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, who is striving to kill the king of Sindhu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how resolve in war is shaped by allegiance and influence: warriors can be drawn under a leader’s sway, while a hero’s single-pointed vow (Arjuna’s pursuit of Jayadratha) drives the narrative. Ethically, it reflects the epic tension between personal vows, collective duty, and the destructive momentum of battle.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he will pursue the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna), who is focused on killing the Saindhava (Jayadratha, king of Sindhu). He notes that Kirāta fighters, now aligned with Duryodhana, are ready to fight alongside him; after cutting them down with arrows, he intends to go to Arjuna near the front where Jayadratha’s death is being sought.