Mahabharata 7.73.29 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 73, Shloka 29
द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्
Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel
तानन्हायाधिगच्छेयं न चेद्धन्यां जयद्रथम् । माता-पिताकी हत्या करनेवालोंको जो लोक प्राप्त होते हैं
arjuna uvāca | tān aham āyādhigaccheyaṁ na ced dhanyāṁ jayadratham |
ನಾನು ನಾಳೆ ಜಯದ್ರಥನನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸದಿದ್ದರೆ, ನನಗೂ ಅವೇ ಲೋಕಗಳು ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತವಾಗಲಿ.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the binding force of a vow (pratijñā) and the moral seriousness with which one accepts responsibility: Arjuna stakes his own spiritual fate on fulfilling a dharmic act of justice as he understands it, showing how intention, accountability, and resolve are treated as ethically weighty in the epic.
After Abhimanyu’s killing, Arjuna identifies Jayadratha as the key enabler who prevented help from reaching Abhimanyu. In rage and grief, Arjuna publicly vows that he will kill Jayadratha the next day; failing that, he declares he deserves the same dire fate as the worst transgressors.
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