Shloka 83
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
तथा भवदश्यां कार्य स्यादिति मे निश्चिता मति: । “मैं तो इस शिविरके भीतर घुस जाऊँगा और वहाँ कालके समान विचरूँगा। आपलोग ऐसा करें जिससे कोई भी मनुष्य आप दोनोंके हाथसे जीवित न बच सके
tathā bhavad-aśyāṁ kāryaṁ syād iti me niścitā matiḥ | tato rathaṁ punar drauṇir āsthito bhīma-niḥsvanam | dhanuṣ-pāṇiḥ śarair anyān praiṣayad vai yama-kṣayam ||
サञ्जयは語った。「このように成すべしと、わが意はすでに固く定まった。」そうしてド्रोṇaの子は、恐るべき轟きを立てる戦車に再び乗り、弓を手にして矢を放ち、他の戦士たちをヤマ（死）の住処へと送り込んだ。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a ‘firmly decided mind’ (niścitā matiḥ) can become ethically catastrophic when directed toward annihilation. It presents resolve and martial capability as morally ambiguous: determination without dharmic restraint turns action into mere ‘sending to Yama,’ i.e., death as an end in itself.
Sañjaya describes Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā) renewing his assault: he mounts his roaring chariot, takes up his bow, and shoots arrows that kill ‘others,’ metaphorically sending them to Yama’s realm. It is part of the Sauptika Parva’s night-time violence following the great war.