Mahabharata 7.135.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 135, Shloka 1
द्रौणि-पार्षतयोर्युद्धम् | The Duel of Aśvatthāmā
Drauṇi) and Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४३ ६ “लोक हैं) त्रयस्त्रिशर्दाधिकशततमोब ध्याय: भीमसेन और कर्णका युद्ध
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | atyadbhutam ahaṁ manye bhīmasenasya vikramam | yat karṇaṁ yodhayām āsa samare laghuvikramam ||
ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰ ক’লে—“সঞ্জয়! ভীমসেনৰ পৰাক্ৰম মই অতি আশ্চৰ্য বুলি মানোঁ—যে ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত দ্ৰুত আৰু নিৰ্ণায়ক বীৰ্যৰ বাবে প্ৰসিদ্ধ কৰ্ণৰ সৈতে সিও যুদ্ধ কৰিলে।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid a destructive war, the epic highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting formidable opponents without shrinking back. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s amazement also reveals a moral tension: he recognizes greatness in an enemy of his sons, showing how truth about valor can pierce partisan attachment, even if it does not yet transform his judgment.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing the war report from Sañjaya, remarks that Bhīma’s prowess is extraordinary because Bhīma has taken on Karṇa in direct combat—Karṇa being renowned for rapid, forceful feats on the battlefield. This sets the tone for the ensuing account of the Bhīma–Karṇa encounter and its consequences.
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