Shloka 56
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
ततो भीमो महाबाहु: संरम्भी दृढविक्रम: । अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य शरैरविव्याध सूतजम्,तदनन्तर क्रोधमें भरे हुए सुदृढ़ पराक्रमी महाबाहु भीमसेनने अपने अस्त्रोंद्वारा कर्णके अस्त्रोंका निवारण करके उसे बाणोंसे बींध डाला
tato bhīmo mahābāhuḥ saṃrambhī dṛḍhavikramaḥ | astrair astrāṇi saṃvārya śarair avivyādha sūtajam ||
Sañjaya dit : Alors Bhīma, le héros aux bras puissants—embrasé d’une farouche détermination et inébranlable dans sa vaillance—parait les armes de Karṇa par les siennes ; et, opposant arme à arme, il transperça le fils du cocher sous une pluie de flèches.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic that true prowess includes defensive mastery—neutralizing an enemy’s weapons—before launching an effective counterattack; it also shows how anger and resolve, when disciplined through skill, become decisive in battle.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, enraged and steadfast, counters Karṇa’s incoming weapon-strikes with his own weaponry and then wounds Karṇa by piercing him with arrows.