Shloka 623
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं द्रावयन्तं वरूथिनीम् । “कुन्तीनन्दन! देखो, योद्धाओंके अधिपति भीमसेन लौटकर विषधर सर्पके समान कुपित हो कौरव-सेनाको खदेड़ रहे हैं
āśīviṣam iva kruddhaṃ drāvayantaṃ varūthinīm |
Sañjaya dit : Tel un serpent venimeux réveillé dans sa fureur, Bhīmasena—fils de Kuntī—revint, courroucé, et mit en déroute le dispositif des Kaurava, les chassant devant lui.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming force and fierce resolve can rout even an organized army; ethically, it points to the dangerous potency of anger in war—effective as a weapon, yet inherently perilous like venom.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīmasena, returning to the fight in a furious state, is scattering the Kaurava forces, compared to a deadly snake driving others away.