Shloka 86
हैडिम्बिं च सहामात्यं हन्तुमभ्यागत: स्वयम् । “अतः राजन! मैं सैन्यसमूह, घोड़े, हाथी और रथोंसहित भीमसेनको तथा मन्त्रियोंसहित हिडिम्बापुत्र घटोत्कचको मार डालनेके लिये स्वयं यहाँ आया हूँ
haiḍimbīṁ ca sahāmātyaṁ hantum abhyāgataḥ svayam |
Sañjaya said: “O King, I have come here in person to slay Bhīmasena along with his entire force—horses, elephants, and chariots—and also to kill Ghaṭotkaca, the son of Hiḍimbā, together with his ministers.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the ethics of epic warfare, combatants often justify extreme measures—personally targeting principal heroes and their support networks—to shift the balance of battle. It invites reflection on the tension between kṣatriya resolve and the moral cost of treating war as a calculation of eliminations.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior has come personally with the intention of killing Bhīma along with his forces (horses, elephants, chariots) and also killing Ghaṭotkaca, Hiḍimbā’s son, together with his ministers—signaling a decisive, targeted assault on key Pāṇḍava champions.