Shloka 55
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
गच्छन्तु पदवीं शक््त्या भीमपार्षतयोर्युधि । सौभद्रप्रमुखा वीरा रथा द्वादश दंशिता:
gacchantu padavīṁ śaktyā bhīmapārṣatayor yudhi | saubhadrapramukhā vīrā rathā dvādaśa daṁśitāḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Mögen die zwölf wohlgerüsteten Helden auf ihren Streitwagen—angeführt von Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)—mit aller Kraft auf der Bahn des Kampfes zwischen Bhīma und Pārṣata vorstoßen.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action in war: coordinated advance under a recognized leader, using one’s full strength in the performance of duty. It reflects the ethic of organized courage rather than reckless individualism.
Sañjaya reports a tactical movement: twelve well-armed chariot-warriors, led by Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), are directed to move forward along a chosen route amid the fighting involving Bhīma and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna).