Shloka 46
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
सुयोधनो मम वचो वक्तव्यो नृपते: सुतः । अहं द्रोणं हनिष्पयामि सगणं सहबान्धवम्,इसके बाद धृष्टद्युम्नने भी कितवकुमार उलूकसे यह बात कही--'उलूक! तू राजपुत्र दुर्योधनसे मेरी यह बात कह देना, मैं द्रोणाचार्यको उनके गणों और बन्धु-बान्धवोंसहित मार डालूँगा
suyodhano mama vaco vaktavyo nṛpateḥ sutaḥ | ahaṃ droṇaṃ haniṣyāmi sagaṇaṃ sahabāndhavam |
संजय म्हणाला—“राजपुत्र सुयोधनाला माझे हे वचन सांग: मी द्रोणाला त्याच्या गणांसह आणि बंधु-बांधवांसह ठार करीन.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how vows of total destruction—aimed not only at an opponent but also at his supporting network—deepen the moral gravity of war. It invites reflection on dharma in conflict: resolve and duty can slide into vindictiveness and collective targeting, which increases ethical culpability and suffering.
Sañjaya reports a message intended for Suyodhana (Duryodhana): the speaker declares an intention to kill Droṇa along with his followers and relatives. It functions as a threat and a proclamation of determination, signaling an intensification of hostilities against a key Kaurava leader.