Shloka 383
Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ
Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors
हृद्गतं मनसा प्राह ध्यात्वा धर्मभृतां वर: | मदोन्मत्त भीमसेनके बारंबार गर्जना करनेपर धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ धर्मपुत्र महाबाहु युधिष्ठिर मुसकराकर मन-ही-मन कुछ सोचते हुए अपने हृदयकी बात इस प्रकार कहने लगे --
hṛdgataṃ manasā prāha dhyātvā dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | madonmatta-bhīmasenake bāraṃbāra garjanā karanepar dharmātmāoṃ meṃ śreṣṭha dharmaputra mahābāhu yudhiṣṭhira muskarākar mana-hī-mana kuch socte hue apane hṛdayakī bāt isa prakāra kahane lage --
Sañjaya said: The best of the upholders of dharma, having reflected inwardly, spoke what lay in his heart. As Bhīmasena, intoxicated with battle-fury, roared again and again, the righteous Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira—mighty-armed and foremost among the virtuous—smiled, pondered silently within himself, and then began to express his inmost thought in these words.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the frenzy of war and displays of strength, the dharmic leader is portrayed as inwardly reflective and self-possessed—acting from considered conviction rather than from intoxicated impulse.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma repeatedly roaring in battle-excitement, while Yudhiṣṭhira, calm and smiling, thinks silently and then begins to voice what is in his heart.