Shloka 79
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पाण्डव: कृष्णसारथि: । आजगाम महाराज निष्नन् शत्रून् समनन््ततः,महाराज! इसी समय श्रीकृष्ण जिनके सारथि हैं, वे पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुन सब ओरसे शत्रुओंका संहार करते हुए वहाँ आ पहुँचे, जहाँ वे दोनों पुरुषसिंह महाबली पिता-पुत्र भीमसेन और घटोत्कच भगदत्तके साथ युद्ध कर रहे थे
etasminn eva kāle tu pāṇḍavaḥ kṛṣṇa-sārathiḥ | ājagāma mahārāja niṣṇan śatrūn samantataḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Gerade in diesem Augenblick, o König, traf Arjuna ein, der Pāṇḍava-Krieger, dessen Wagenlenker Kṛṣṇa war; ringsum niedermähend die Feinde, gelangte er an den Ort, wo die beiden mächtigen, löwengleichen Helden, Vater und Sohn Bhīmasena und Ghaṭotkaca, mit Bhagādattā im Kampf lagen.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of disciplined, duty-bound valor in a dharma-yuddha: Arjuna advances effectively under Kṛṣṇa’s guidance, suggesting that righteous action gains clarity and force when aligned with wise counsel and higher purpose.
At this moment in the battle, Arjuna—driving with Kṛṣṇa as his charioteer—reaches the spot where Bhīma and his son Ghaṭotkaca are fighting Bhagādattā, arriving while cutting down foes on all sides.