Shloka 28
यदि यामि विना भीम किं मां क्षत्र॑ वदिष्यति । एकायनगते भीमे मयि चावस्थिते युधि,“भीम एकमात्र युद्धके पथपर गये हैं और मैं भी युद्धस्थलमें उपस्थित हूँ। ऐसी दशामें यदि भीमसेनके बिना ही लौट जाऊँ तो क्षत्रियसमाज मुझे क्या कहेगा?
yadi yāmi vinā bhīma kiṁ māṁ kṣatra vadīṣyati | ekāyanagate bhīme mayi cāvāsthite yudhi ||
Sañjaya said: “If I return without Bhīma, what will the warrior community say of me? When Bhīma has gone alone along the path of battle and I too am stationed on the battlefield, how could I come back without him?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kṣatriya is bound by honor and duty to stand firm in battle and not abandon a comrade; fear of blame here reflects the ethical pressure of warrior-dharma and accountability to one’s community.
Sañjaya voices a resolve not to withdraw from the battlefield without Bhīma, emphasizing that Bhīma has advanced alone on the battle-path while he himself remains present in the fight.