Shloka 37
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
एष पाण्डुसुतो वीर: कृष्णेन सहितो बली । तथा करोति सैन्यानि यथा कुर्याद् धनंजय:,“यह श्रीकृष्णसहित बलवान वीर पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुन कौरव-सेनाकी वही दशा कर रहा है, जैसी उसे करनी चाहिये
eṣa pāṇḍusuto vīraḥ kṛṣṇena sahito balī | tathā karoti sainyāni yathā kuryād dhanañjayaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Here is that heroic son of Pāṇḍu—mighty and accompanied by Kṛṣṇa—who is dealing with the armies exactly as Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) ought to do.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Arjuna’s battlefield conduct as ‘what ought to be done’ for a kṣatriya—decisive action aligned with duty—while highlighting that such right action is strengthened and clarified when undertaken with Kṛṣṇa’s guidance.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, points out Arjuna on the field: the mighty Pāṇḍava hero, accompanied by Kṛṣṇa, is striking and routing enemy forces in the manner befitting Arjuna’s prowess and role.