Shloka 38
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
सर्वानद्य रणे दृप्तान् प्रतियोत्स्यामि पार्थिव । तब धृष्टद्युम्नने सबका हर्ष बढ़ाते हुए कहा--'पार्थ! मुझे भगवान् शंकरने पहलेसे ही द्रोणाचार्यका काल बनाकर उत्पन्न किया है। पृथ्वीपते! आज समरांगणमें मैं भीष्म
sañjaya uvāca |
sarvān adya raṇe dṛptān pratiyotsyāmi pārthiva |
atha dhṛṣṭadyumnena sarveṣāṃ harṣaṃ vardhayatā uktam—
“pārtha! māṃ bhagavān śaṅkaraḥ pūrvam eva droṇācāryasya kālaṃ kṛtvā janayāmāsa |
pṛthvīpate! adya samarāṅgaṇe ’haṃ bhīṣmaṃ kṛpācāryaṃ droṇācāryaṃ śalyaṃ jayadrathaṃ ca—etān sarvān abhimānino yodhān pratiyotsye” ||
atha utkruṣṭaṃ maheṣvāsaiḥ pāṇḍavair yuddha-durmadāiḥ |
iti śrutvā yuddhāya mattā mahā-dhanurdharāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ uccaiḥ siṃhanādaṃ cakruḥ |
śatru-sūdana nṛpa-śreṣṭha drupada-putra dhṛṣṭadyumne evaṃ yuddhāya udyate sati kuntī-kumāra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ senāpatiṃ drupada-kumāraṃ punaḥ evam uvāca—
桑阇耶说道：“大王啊，今日战场之上，我将迎战那些狂傲的武士，尽皆不避。” 随后，德里什塔丢姆那振奋众心，使众人欢欣更盛，宣告道：“噢，帕尔塔！主神商羯罗早已令我降生，注定我为德罗纳阿阇梨之死。噢，大地之主！今日在战场上，我将直面毗湿摩、克利帕阿阇梨、德罗纳阿阇梨、沙利耶与阇耶德罗陀——这些自负的斗士，尽在其列。” 闻此言，般度五子——伟大的弓手，沉醉于战意的烈焰——齐声发出震天的狮子吼。及至德里什塔丢姆那，德鲁帕达之子、降敌之王子，已整装待战，昆蒂之子尤提士提罗又一次对那位统帅、德鲁帕达之子，如此说道。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames warfare as duty-bound action within kshatriya-dharma, while also acknowledging destiny: Dhritadyumna sees himself as an instrument of a divinely-ordained outcome (Drona’s death). Ethically, it highlights how leaders and warriors justify violent action through duty, purpose, and perceived cosmic order.
Dhritadyumna publicly declares that he will confront the foremost Kaurava champions—Bhishma, Kripa, Drona, Shalya, and Jayadratha—claiming he was born as Drona’s destined slayer by Shiva’s will. The Pandavas respond with a triumphant lion-roar, and Yudhishthira then proceeds to address Dhritadyumna again as the army’s commander.