Shloka 67
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
समाद्रवन्ति पञ्चाला धार्तराष्ट्रांस्तरस्विन: । विमृद्नन्ति नरव्याप्रा भीमसेनबलाश्रयात्
saṃādravanti pañcālā dhārtarāṣṭrāṃs tarasvinaḥ | vimṛdnanti naravyāprā bhīmasenabalāśrayāt ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Los impetuosos Pāñcālas se lanzan de frente contra los Dhārtarāṣṭras. Apoyados en la fuerza de Bhīmasena, esos leones entre los hombres—feroces en su esfuerzo—aplastan las filas enemigas en el fragor del combate.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial success often depends on disciplined collective action supported by a powerful leader; ethically, it also reminds the listener that reliance on strength in war brings decisive outcomes but deepens the tragic cost of violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla troops, emboldened by Bhīma’s might, are charging the Kaurava forces and crushing them in the thick of battle.