Shloka 33
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
तदनीकमनीकेन समरे वीक्ष्य पातितम्,अपनी सेनाको समरभूमिमें शत्रुकी सेनाद्वारा मार गिरायी गयी देख सुबलके सभी पुत्र इसे सह न सके। उन्होंने इरावानूपर धावा करके उसे सब ओरसे घेर लिया
tad anīkam anīkena samare vīkṣya pātitam, apanī senā ko samarabhūmim̐ me śatrukī senādvārā māra girāyī gayī dekh subalake sabhī putra ise saha na sake. unhoṃne irāvānopar dhāvā karke use sab orase ghera liyā.
Sañjaya said: Seeing their own division struck down in battle—felled on the field by the enemy host—all the sons of Subala could not endure the sight. They rushed upon Irāvān and surrounded him on every side.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how grief and wounded honor in war can swiftly harden into retaliatory violence. It reflects the kṣatriya impulse to answer loss with counterattack, while implicitly showing the ethical peril of letting sorrow become vengeance.
After seeing their own troops cut down by the enemy, Subala’s sons lose composure and immediately charge Irāvān, surrounding him from all sides to overwhelm him through numbers and coordinated pressure.