Shloka 38
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
शरैनननाविधैस्तूर्ण पार्थ संछाद्य सर्वश: । सिंहनादं मुखै: कृत्वा समयुध्यन्त पाण्डवम्,उनके बाणोंसे घायल हुए पांचाल और संजय वीरोंने तुरंत ही नाना प्रकारके बाणोंकी वर्षा करके अर्जुनको सब ओरसे ढक दिया और मुखसे सिंहनाद करते हुए उनसे लोहा लेना आरम्भ किया
śarair nanāvidhais tūrṇaṃ pārtha saṃchādya sarvaśaḥ | siṃhanādaṃ mukhaiḥ kṛtvā samayudhyanta pāṇḍavam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Wounded by his arrows, the Pañcāla warriors and the hero Sañjaya at once showered Arjuna (Pārtha) with many kinds of shafts, covering him on every side. Roaring like lions, they closed in to engage the Pāṇḍava in direct combat—an image of battlefield valor where wounded fighters answer injury not with retreat but with renewed force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the martial ethic of kṣatriya-dharma: even when wounded, warriors are expected to maintain courage, respond with disciplined force, and meet an opponent directly. It frames battlefield conduct as steadfastness under pressure rather than collapse into fear or disorder.
After being struck by Arjuna’s arrows, the Pañcāla fighters along with the warrior Sañjaya immediately counterattack. They unleash a dense volley of varied arrows that surrounds Arjuna from all directions, and with loud lion-like roars they press into close engagement with him.