Shloka 6
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
एते जिधघृक्षवो यान्ति द्विपाश्चरथपत्तय: । युधिष्ठिरं धार्तराष्ट्रा नरोत्तममिवार्थिन:
ete jidhṛkṣavo yānti dvipāś ca rathapattayaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dhārtarāṣṭrā narottamam ivārthinaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Begierig, ihn zu ergreifen, rücken diese Dhārtarāṣṭra-Krieger vor — mit Elefanten, Pferden, Wagen und Fußvolk — gegen Yudhiṣṭhira, wie Bittsteller zu einem edlen Mann drängen, den sie zu erreichen begehren.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses an ethical-tinged simile: the Kaurava forces surge toward Yudhiṣṭhira with the same single-minded urgency as needy petitioners approach a noble benefactor. It highlights how desire (to capture) can drive collective action with intense focus, even in a morally fraught context like war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Dhārtarāṣṭra troops—supported by elephants, chariots, and infantry—are advancing to seize Yudhiṣṭhira, pressing in on him with determined intent.