Shloka 18
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
तथैव राजा बाह्लीको राजान द्रुपदं शरै: । आद्रवन्तं सहानीक: सहानीकं न््यवारयत्,इसी प्रकार अपनी सेनासहित राजा बाह्लीकने सैनिकोंके साथ धावा करते हुए राजा द्रपदको अपने बाणोंद्वारा रोक दिया
tathaiva rājā bāhlīko rājānaṁ drupadaṁ śaraiḥ | ādravantaṁ sahānīkaḥ sahānīkaṁ nyavārayat ||
Sañjaya sprach: Ebenso hielt König Bāhlīka, der mit seiner eigenen Abteilung vorrückte, König Drupada, der mit seinen Truppen heranstürmte, durch seine Pfeile auf.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, the epic highlights disciplined action: a leader’s duty in battle includes protecting his side by checking an enemy’s advance through skill and control, not mere rage.
As the fighting intensifies, Drupada charges forward with his forces; Bāhlīka, advancing with his own contingent, halts Drupada’s momentum by striking him with arrows and thereby stopping his advance.