Shloka 25
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
द्रवन्ति सम नदन्ति सम क्रोशन्त: पाण्डवान् प्रति । (पाञज्चालशरभिन्नाड़ो भयमासाद्य वै वृष: । कर्णो रथादवप्लुत्य पलायनपरो5 भवत् ।।
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | dravanti sma nadanti sma krośantaḥ pāṇḍavān prati | (pāñcālaśarabhinnāṅgo bhayam āsādya vai vṛṣaḥ | karṇo rathād avaplutya palāyanaparo 'bhavat ||) pāṇḍavās tu svanaṃ śrutvā ārtānāṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Huían, gimoteando y clamando, corriendo hacia los Pāṇḍavas. Karṇa—con el cuerpo desgarrado por las flechas de los Pāñcālas—fue presa del miedo; saltó de su carro y se entregó al afán de escapar. Los Pāṇḍavas, al oír los gritos sobrecogedores de los heridos y afligidos, respondieron al instante.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even renowned warriors can be overtaken by fear when circumstances turn dire; the verse highlights the human cost of war through the cries of the wounded and the moral pressure such suffering places on leaders and fighters.
In the midst of a fierce clash, troops run toward the Pāṇḍavas crying out; Karṇa, badly wounded by Pāñcāla arrows, jumps from his chariot and flees. The Pāṇḍavas hear the terrifying lament of the afflicted and prepare to act.