Shloka 31
दृढाहतस्ततो भीमो भारद्वाजस्य संयुगे । सारथिं प्रेषयामास यमस्य सदन प्रति,तब युद्धमें द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा अत्यन्त आहत होकर भीमसेनने उनके सारथिको यमलोक भेज दिया
dṛḍhāhatas tato bhīmo bhāradvājasya saṃyuge | sārathiṃ preṣayāmāsa yamasya sadanaṃ prati ||
তেতিয়া যুদ্ধত ভাৰদ্বাজপুত্ৰ দ্ৰোণে কঠোৰ আঘাত কৰিলেও ভীম কঁপিল নহয়; সি দ্ৰোণৰ সাৰথিক যমৰ সদনৰ পথে পঠাই দিলে—ৰণৰ নিৰ্দয় গতি আৰু নিজৰ অচল সংকল্প প্ৰকাশ কৰি।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh ethic of battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma): even when gravely wounded, a warrior may continue to act decisively. It also hints at the moral weight of war—actions swiftly lead to death and judgment (symbolized by Yama’s abode).
During the Kurukṣetra battle, Droṇācārya strikes Bhīma severely. Despite this, Bhīma retaliates with force and kills (or causes the death of) Droṇa’s charioteer, poetically described as sending him to Yama’s dwelling.