Shloka 126
विमोक्ष्ये कवचं राजन् सत्येनायुधमालभे । “राजन! मैं सत्यकी शपथ खाकर अपने धनुषको छूते हुए कहता हूँ कि “युद्धमें पराक्रम करके समस्त पांचालोंका वध किये बिना कवच नहीं उतारूँगा”
vimokṣye kavacaṃ rājan satyenāyudham ālabhe |
Sañjaya said: “O King, I swear by truth, touching my weapon: I will not remove my armour until, having displayed my prowess in battle, I have slain all the Pāñcālas.” The vow underscores a warrior’s binding commitment, where truth is invoked as a moral witness even amid the violence of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of a vow: even in warfare, the speaker invokes satya (truth) as a binding witness. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension between kṣatriya duty (martial resolve) and the moral gravity of pledging oneself to violent ends.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior makes a solemn pledge—touching his weapon and swearing by truth—that he will not remove his armour until he has defeated and killed the Pāñcālas, signaling an escalation of determination and hostility on the battlefield.