Shloka 3
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
भीमसेनस्तत: कर्ण विहाय रथसत्तमम् | प्रययौ कौरवं सैन्यं कक्षमग्निरिव ज्वलन्
bhīmasenas tataḥ karṇa vihāya rathasattamam | prayayau kauravaṃ sainyaṃ kakṣam agnir iva jvalan |
সঞ্জয় বললেন—তখন ভীমসেন রথীদের শ্রেষ্ঠ কর্ণকে উপেক্ষা করে কৌরব-সেনার দিকে অগ্রসর হল; সে জ্বলন্ত অগ্নির মতো, যেন শুকনো ঝোপঝাড় দগ্ধ করছে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve and battlefield duty: a warrior may set aside even a famed opponent to fulfill the immediate strategic task of breaking the enemy host. The ethical emphasis is on decisive action aligned with one’s role in a justly undertaken war, not on personal rivalry alone.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma moving past Karṇa and charging into the Kaurava forces. Bhīma is compared to a blazing fire consuming dry brush, conveying the speed and ferocity with which he seeks to scorch and shatter the enemy ranks.