Shloka 26
युधिष्ठिरं द्वादशभिर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत् । उन्होंने भीमसेनको बारह
sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dvādaśabhir bāhv-orurasi cārpayat | yatamānāś ca te vīrā dravamāṇān mahārathān ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—সিয়ে ৰজা যুধিষ্ঠিৰৰ দুয়ো বাহু আৰু বক্ষত বাৰটা বাণ গাঁথি দিলে। আৰু সেই বীৰসকলে সৰ্বশক্তিৰে চেষ্টা কৰি, পিছু হটিবলৈ বাধ্য হোৱা মহাৰথীসকলৰ ওপৰত ধাৱমান হ’ল—ৰণকোলাহলত য’ত সংকল্প আৰু ধৰ্ম পৰীক্ষিত হয়।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh reality of kṣatriya-duty in war: steadfast effort (yatna) and courage are demanded even when the battlefield turns chaotic and warriors are driven back. It implicitly contrasts righteous resolve with panic and retreat.
Sañjaya reports a specific battlefield moment: Yudhiṣṭhira is pierced with twelve arrows in his arms and chest, while other heroes continue striving and press upon great chariot-fighters who are in flight or being forced to withdraw.