Shloka 37
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
अहं द्रोणान्तकः पार्थ विहित: शम्भुना पुरा । रणे भीष्म कृपं द्रोणं तथा शल्यं जयद्रथम्
ahaṁ droṇāntakaḥ pārtha vihitaḥ śambhunā purā | raṇe bhīṣma-kṛpaṁ droṇaṁ tathā śalyaṁ jayadratham ||
桑阇耶说道：“噢，帕尔塔，早在久远之前，商布便命定我为诛灭德罗纳之人。战场之上，我将击倒毗湿摩、克利帕、德罗纳，并同样击倒沙利耶与阇耶德罗陀。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield outcomes as tied to divine ordination and prior destiny, while still expressing a warrior’s resolve. It highlights the tension between personal agency (vowing to defeat great elders) and a larger cosmic order (Śiva’s appointment), a recurring ethical theme in the epic’s treatment of kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports a declaration addressed to Arjuna: the speaker claims to have been appointed by Śiva as the destined slayer of Droṇa and asserts that, in the coming fighting, he will overcome major Kaurava champions—Bhīṣma, Kṛpa, Droṇa, Śalya, and Jayadratha.