Shloka 203
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
असकृन्निर्जिता: संख्मे स्मयमानेन संयुगे । “इसके सिवा धृष्टद्यम्म आदि समस्त सूंजयोको भी इसने युद्धस्थलमें हँसते-हँसते अनेक बार परास्त किया है
asakṛn nirjitāḥ saṅkhye smayamānena saṃyuge |
Sañjaya said: In battle they have been defeated again and again; and in the thick of combat, he—smiling as he fought—repeatedly overcame them.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how composure and confidence in crisis can become a decisive force: a warrior who remains steady—even smiling—can demoralize opponents, turning victory into a moral-psychological domination as well as a physical one.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the opposing warriors have been routed repeatedly in battle, emphasizing that the victor fought with visible ease and confidence, defeating them multiple times during the ongoing war.