Shloka 62
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ
Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation
भीमसेनो<पि संक्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवत् । निजघान च संक्रुद्धो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तक:,इधर भीमसेन भी अत्यन्त कुपित होकर आपकी सेनापर टूट पड़े और दण्डपाणि यमराजकी भाँति उसका संहार करने लगे
bhīmaseno 'pi saṁkruddhas tava sainyam upādravat | nijaghāna ca saṁkruddho daṇḍapāṇir ivāntakaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Bhīmasena too, inflamed with fierce anger, rushed upon your army. In his wrath he struck them down, like Antaka—Death itself—wielding the rod of punishment, bringing ruin upon the ranks before him.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral gravity of war: when dharma collapses into conflict, even righteous warriors can be driven by consuming anger, and the battlefield becomes a realm where punishment and death (symbolized by Yama with his rod) appear as inevitable consequences of collective wrongdoing.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, enraged, charges into the Kaurava forces and begins cutting them down with overwhelming force, compared to Death (Antaka/Yama) carrying the staff of chastisement.