Shloka 516
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
परिवत्रू रणे भीम॑ किरन्तो विविधान् शरान् । उस वीरके मारे जानेपर उसके सेवकोंने नाना प्रकारके बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए रणभूमिमें भीमसेनको सब ओरसे घेर लिया
sañjaya uvāca | parivatrū raṇe bhīmaṃ kiranto vividhān śarān | tasmin vīrake māre jāne tasya sevakā nānāprakārakabāṇavarṣaṃ kurvanto raṇabhūmau bhīmasenaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayam |
Sañjaya dijo: «En medio de la batalla, lo acribillaron a Bhīma con toda clase de flechas. Cuando aquel guerrero fue abatido, sus asistentes, haciendo llover diversas andanadas de dardos, rodearon a Bhīmasena por todos los flancos en el campo de combate.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of steadfastness and the retainer’s loyalty: even after their leader falls, his followers continue their duty in combat, showing commitment and collective resolve amid the harsh demands of kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma being attacked with a heavy shower of arrows. After a particular warrior is killed, that warrior’s attendants retaliate by unleashing varied arrow volleys and surrounding Bhīma on all sides on the battlefield.