Mahabharata 7.93.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 93, Shloka 6
द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्
Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement
तव प्रसादादिच्छेयं सिन्धुराजानमाहवे । निहन्तुं द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ प्रतिज्ञां रक्ष मे प्रभो
tava prasādād iccheyaṃ sindhurājānam āhave | nihantuṃ dvipadāṃ śreṣṭha pratijñāṃ rakṣa me prabho ||
اے انسانوں میں برتر! تمہارے فضل سے میں اس جنگ میں سندھ کے راجا جےدرَتھ کو قتل کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔ اے پروردگار! میری اس پرتِگیا کی حفاظت کرو۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow) in the epic world: a warrior’s resolve is treated as a moral commitment that must be protected and fulfilled, yet it is also framed as dependent on higher support—‘by your grace’—showing the interplay of human effort and received power/legitimacy.
Sanjaya reports a declaration made in the midst of the Drona Parva’s battle context: the speaker expresses the intention to kill Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu, and asks a revered figure addressed as ‘best of men’ and ‘lord’ to safeguard the vow so it can be carried through amid the dangers and obstacles of war.
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