Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
एतद् व्रतं महाबाहो त्वया सह कृतं मया । तथैतन्मम कौन्तेय यथा तव न संशय:
etad vrataṁ mahābāho tvayā saha kṛtaṁ mayā | tathaitan mama kaunteya yathā tava na saṁśayaḥ ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲੇ—ਹੇ ਮਹਾਬਾਹੋ! ਇਹ ਵਰਤ ਮੈਂ ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸੀ। ਹੇ ਕੌਂਤੇਯ! ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਇਹ ਓਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਹੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਹਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਲਈ—ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadfastness and mutual accountability in a solemn commitment: a vow shared is to be upheld with equal seriousness by both parties, leaving no room for doubt or wavering.
Sañjaya addresses Arjuna (Kaunteya, Mahābāho), affirming that a particular vow or resolve was undertaken jointly and that he remains bound to it exactly as Arjuna is, reinforcing confidence and unity of purpose amid the pressures of war.