Shloka 27
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
सहायस्ते यदि यम: कुबेरो रुद्र एव वा । यथाप्रतिज्ञं दुर्बुद्धे प्रकरिष्यन्ति पाण्डवा: । दुःशासनस्य रुधिरं पाता चास्मि यथेप्सितम्
sahāyas te yadi yamaḥ kuberaḥ rudra eva vā | yathāpratijñaṃ durbuddhe prakariṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ | duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pātā cāsmi yathepsitam ||
Sañjaya disse: “Ainda que Yama, Kubera ou o próprio Rudra viessem como teu aliado, ó insensato, os Pāṇḍava cumprirão o voto exatamente como foi prometido. E eu beberei o sangue de Duḥśāsana, como desejei.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the binding power of a vow (pratijñā) and the inevitability of moral consequence: even imagined divine assistance cannot nullify the results of wrongdoing, and the narrative frames impending violence as the execution of pledged retribution.
Sañjaya declares that the Pāṇḍavas will fulfill their sworn resolve regardless of any powerful ally on the opposing side, and he voices the grim vow to drink Duḥśāsana’s blood—an oath associated with vengeance for past humiliation and injustice.