Shloka 48
Chapter 89: Bhīma dispatched to protect Ghaṭotkaca amid escalating engagements
भीमसेनो<पि राजेन्द्र दुर्योधनमुखान् रथान् । अवजित्य तत: संख्ये ययौ स्वशिबिरं प्रति,राजेन्द्र! तब भीमसेन भी दुर्योधन आदि रथियोंको युद्धमें जीतकर अपने शिविरको लौट गये
sañjaya uvāca |
bhīmaseno 'pi rājendra duryodhana-mukhān rathān |
avajitya tataḥ saṅkhye yayau sva-śibiraṃ prati ||
संजय बोले—राजेन्द्र! तब भीमसेन भी दुर्योधन आदि रथियों को युद्ध में जीतकर, तत्पश्चात रण से हटकर अपने शिविर की ओर लौट गये।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kshatriya-duty: engage decisively in rightful combat, achieve the immediate objective, and then withdraw rather than fight for mere cruelty or excess—valor tempered by restraint.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhima defeated the chariot-fighters led by Duryodhana in the clash and then returned to the Pandava camp after that engagement.