Shloka 36
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
इमां तु रजनी प्राप्तामप्रभातां सुदुर्मते । निहत्य पितरं तेडद्य ततस्त्वामपि संयुगे
imāṁ tu rajanīṁ prāptām aprabhātāṁ sudurmate | nihatya pitaraṁ te 'dya tatas tvām api saṁyuge ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—କିନ୍ତୁ ଏବେ ଏହି ରାତି ଆସିପହଞ୍ଚିଛି; ପ୍ରଭାତ ପୂର୍ବରୁ, ହେ ସୁଦୁର୍ମତେ! ଆଜି ତୋର ପିତାକୁ ବଧ କରି, ପରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ତୋତେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆଘାତ କରିବେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity and karmic consequence of patricide: a grievous act invites swift retaliation and further violence, especially amid the chaos of war. It frames wrongdoing as self-destructive, drawing inevitable retribution.
Sañjaya reports a grim warning spoken in the war context: during the night before dawn, the addressed person is told that after killing his father that very day, the opposing side will next kill him in the ensuing battle.