Mahabharata 9.32.17 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 17
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
अहमुत्थाय सर्वान् वै प्रतियोत्स्यामि संयुगे । अनुगम्यागतान् सवनितून् संवत्सरो यथा
aham utthāya sarvān vai pratiyotsyāmi saṁyuge | anugamyāgatān savanitūn saṁvatsaro yathā |
ਮੈਂ ਉੱਠ ਕੇ ਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ—ਜੋ-ਜੋ ਜਿਵੇਂ-ਜਿਵੇਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਵੇਗਾ—ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਸੰਵਤਸਰ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਸਭ ਰੁੱਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮੇਟ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve and the sense of inevitability in righteous combat: opponents may come one by one, yet the speaker’s readiness is constant, likened to time’s orderly progression through the seasons.
In the midst of the Shalya Parva war setting, a warrior’s determination is reported: he declares he will rise and meet all challengers as they approach in succession, using the year-and-seasons simile to stress regularity and certainty.
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