Shloka 5
कृप-अर्जुन रथयुद्धम्
Kṛpa–Arjuna Chariot Engagement
सर्व यथावच्चरितं यद् यदेशि: प्रतिश्रुतम् । एवमेतद् ध्रुवं ज्ञात्वा ततो बीभत्सुरागत:,इन पाण्डवोंने जो-जो प्रतिज्ञाएँ की थीं, उन सबका यथावत् पालन किया है; अवश्य इस बातको अच्छी तरह जानकर ही अर्जुन यहाँ आये हैं
sarva yathāvac caritaṃ yad yadeṣiḥ pratiśrutam | evam etad dhruvaṃ jñātvā tato bībhatsur āgataḥ ||
भीष्म उवाच—यत् यत् प्रतिश्रुतं त्वया, तत् सर्वं यथावत् आचरितम्। एतद् ध्रुवं ज्ञात्वा ततो बीभत्सुर् अत्रागतः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as fidelity to one’s pledged word: moral authority and trust arise when vows are fulfilled exactly, not merely intended.
Bhishma remarks that the Pandavas have kept their promises precisely; on that certainty he infers that Arjuna (called Bibhatsu) has come, implying Arjuna’s action is grounded in verified knowledge of their fulfilled pledge.