Shloka 4
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
भीमसेन उवाच अपयात इतो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । कर्णबाणाभिततप्ताड़ो यदि जीवेत् कथठ्चन,भीमसेनने कहा--धर्मपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर यहाँसे हट गये हैं। कर्णके बाणोंसे उनके सारे अंग संतप्त हो रहे हैं। सम्भव है, वे किसी प्रकार जी रहे हों
bhīmasena uvāca apayāta ito rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | karṇabāṇābhitataptāṅgo yadi jīvet kathaṃcana ||
Bhīmasena said: “The king Yudhiṣṭhira, Dharma’s son, has withdrawn from here. His whole body is scorched by Karṇa’s arrows. If only he might somehow still be alive.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid battlefield fury, Bhīma’s words foreground a dharmic concern: the welfare of the rightful king and moral center of the Pāṇḍavas. Leadership is not merely strategic; it carries ethical weight, so the community’s duty includes protecting and sustaining the one who embodies dharma.
Bhīma reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has withdrawn from the immediate combat area after being grievously struck by Karṇa’s arrows. He expresses uncertainty and fear about Yudhiṣṭhira’s survival, emphasizing the severity of the wounds.