Mahabharata 7.74.456 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 74, Shloka 456
अर्जुनस्य सैन्धवाभिमुखगमनम् तथा विन्दानुविन्दयोर्वधः
Arjuna’s advance toward Saindhava and the fall of Vinda–Anuvinda
यदि व्युष्टामिमां रात्रि श्वो न हन्यां जयद्रथम् । ऊपर जिन पापियोंका नाम मैंने गिनाया है तथा जिन दूसरे पापियोंका नाम नहीं गिनाया है
arjuna uvāca | yadi vyuṣṭām imāṁ rātriṁ śvo na hanyāṁ jayadratham |
అర్జునుడు అన్నాడు—ఈ రాత్రి గడిచిన తరువాత రేపు నేను జయద్రథుణ్ని సంహరించకపోతే, నేను పేరుపేరునా చెప్పిన పాపులు గానీ, చెప్పనివారు గానీ—వారందరికీ కలిగే భయంకర దుర్గతి నాకూ త్వరగా కలుగుగాక।
अजुन उवाच
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The verse highlights the binding force of a warrior’s vow and the ethical weight of accountability: Arjuna stakes his own spiritual and moral fate on fulfilling a pledged act of justice in war, showing that intention and commitment carry consequences.
After Abhimanyu’s death and Jayadratha’s role in trapping him, Arjuna makes a public, time-bound vow: if he cannot kill Jayadratha by the next day, he accepts a sinner’s doom for himself—intensifying urgency and raising the stakes of the battle.
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