Shloka 25
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
मयापि च प्रतिज्ञातो वध: सभ्रातृकस्य ते । स तथा भविता पाप नात्र कार्या विचारणा
mayāpi ca pratijñāto vadhaḥ sabhrātṛkasya te | sa tathā bhavitā pāpa nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||
Disse Sañjaya: “Ó pecador! Eu também jurei a tua morte—a tua, juntamente com a de teus irmãos. Esse voto se cumprirá exatamente assim, ó perverso; não há aqui lugar para dúvida ou reconsideração.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A solemn vow (pratijñā) made in the context of adharma and impending war is presented as binding and inevitable; the verse stresses moral certainty and the inescapability of consequences for wrongdoing.
Sañjaya, speaking within the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparation atmosphere, addresses an unnamed ‘wicked’ opponent and declares that his pledged intent to bring about the opponent’s death—along with that of his brothers—will surely be carried out, leaving no scope for doubt.