Shloka 35
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
सर्वेषां राजपुत्राणामभिमन्युरसंशयम् । कर्मणा तोषयिष्यामि भूयश्चैव वच: शृणु,“इसी प्रकार सारे राजकुमारोंकी मृत्युका कारण अभिमन्यु होगा, इसमें संशय नहीं है। मैं अपने पराक्रमद्वारा तुझे अवश्य संतुष्ट करूँगा। तू मेरी एक बात और सुन ले
sarveṣāṁ rājaputrāṇām abhimanyur asaṁśayam | karmaṇā toṣayiṣyāmi bhūyaś caiva vacaḥ śṛṇu ||
Sañjaya said: “Of all the princes, Abhimanyu will surely be the cause of their death—there is no doubt. By my own prowess I will satisfy you; and now, listen to one more word of mine.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of action (karma): confidence and resolve are expressed as deeds that will ‘satisfy’ a superior, but such resolve also foreshadows the tragic consequences of war, where youthful princes become instruments and victims of larger decisions.
Sañjaya reports a confident assertion that Abhimanyu will be the decisive cause of the princes’ deaths, and the speaker (as conveyed by Sañjaya) promises to prove this through personal valor, urging the listener to hear an additional point.