Shloka 7
उवाच चाद्याहमहं दुरात्मन् पास्यामि ते शोणितमाजिमध्ये । अथैवमुक्तस्तनयस्तवाग्रां शक्ति वेगात् प्राहिणोन्मृत्युरूपाम्
uvāca cādyāham ahaṃ durātman pāsyāmi te śoṇitam āji-madhye | athaivam uktas tanayas tavāgrāṃ śaktiṃ vegāt prāhiṇon mṛtyu-rūpām ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: At ipinahayag niya, “O masamang-loob, ngayong araw, sa gitna ng labang ito, iinumin ko ang iyong dugo.” Pagkasabi ni Bhīma nito, agad na inihagis ng anak mo sa kanya, nang buong lakas, ang nakapanghihilakbot na sandatang sibat (śakti), na wari’y si Kamatayan mismo.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: wrathful vows and dehumanizing speech (“I will drink your blood”) intensify violence, while the narrative frames the ensuing act as almost fated—deadly weapons move like ‘Death’ itself, reminding readers how anger and vengeance can eclipse dharma even within kṣatriya warfare.
Bhīma issues a fierce threat in the middle of combat. Immediately afterward, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (a Kaurava warrior, not named in this line) responds by hurling a terrifying spear-weapon (śakti) at Bhīma with great force, described as resembling Death.