Mahabharata 7.150.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 6
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
“महाबाहु कुन्तीकुमार! ऐसा कहनेवालेके वधकी यह प्रतिज्ञा मैंने तुम्हारे साथ ही की थी। यह कर्णका वध जैसे मेरा कार्य है, वैसे ही तुम्हारा भी है, इसमें संशय नहीं है ।।
tad gadhāya naraśreṣṭha smaraitad vacanaṁ mama | yathā bhavati tat satyaṁ tathā kuru dhanañjaya ||
Санджая сказал: «Потому, о лучший из людей, крепко удержи в памяти мои слова. О Дхананджая, поступай так, чтобы мой обет стал истиной».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A pledged word (pratijñā) creates a moral obligation: one must act with steadiness so that the vow becomes true, especially amid the uncertainty and pressure of war.
Sañjaya reports an exhortation directed to Arjuna (Dhanañjaya): he is told to remember the speaker’s statement and to take whatever effective steps are needed so that the vow—linked in context to the aim of Karṇa’s death—can be fulfilled.
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