Shloka 5
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
सर्वे द्रोणरथं प्राप्प पज्चाला: पाण्डवै: सह । तदनीकं बिभित्सन्तो महास्त्राणि व्यदर्शयन्,समस्त पांचाल पाण्डवोंके साथ द्रोणाचार्यके रथके समीप जाकर उनकी सेनाके व्यूहका भेदन करनेकी इच्छासे बड़े-बड़े अस्त्रोंका प्रदर्शन करने लगे
saṃjaya uvāca | sarve droṇarathaṃ prāpya pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | tad-anīkaṃ bibhitsanto mahāstrāṇi vyadarśayan |
قال سَنْجَيَا: «عندئذٍ تقدّم جميعُ البَنْجَالَةِ مع البَانْدَفَةِ حتى دَنَوا من عربةِ دْرُونَا. وإذ أرادوا خرقَ صفِّ جيشه وكسرَ تشكيله، أظهروا وأطلقوا أسلحةً عظيمةَ الشأن.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring Mahābhārata tension: in war, even righteous aims can drive escalation. Tactical necessity (breaking the enemy’s formation) tempts warriors to deploy ever greater weapons, raising ethical pressure around proportionality and restraint within kṣatriya-dharma.
The Pāñcālas, allied with the Pāṇḍavas, advance toward Droṇa’s chariot. Their immediate goal is to pierce and disrupt Droṇa’s battle-front/formation, and they begin to display and employ powerful astras to achieve a breakthrough.