Shloka 27
द्रोणानीकाभिमुखगमनम्
Abhimanyu advances toward Droṇa’s host
नाहं पार्थेन जात: स्यां न च जात: सुभद्रया । यदि मे संयुगे कश्चिज्जीवितो नाद्य मुच्यते,यदि आज मेरे साथ युद्ध करके कोई भी सैनिक जीवित बच जाय तो मैं अर्जुनका पुत्र नहीं और सुभद्राकी कोखसे मेरा जन्म नहीं
nāhaṃ pārthena jātaḥ syāṃ na ca jātaḥ subhadrayā | yadi me saṃyuge kaścid jīvito nādya mucyate ||
Bhīma declares with a fierce vow that if even a single warrior who fights him today in battle escapes alive, then he would deny his own lineage—he would not be born of Pārtha (Arjuna) nor from Subhadrā. The statement heightens the ethical intensity of the moment: it is a warrior’s oath of uncompromising resolve, binding personal honor and family identity to the outcome of righteous combat.
भीम उवाच