Shloka 33
ततो भीमो महाबाहुर्दृष्टया राजानमाहवे,तब शत्रुविजयी महाबाहु भीमसेन समरभूमिमें राजा युधिष्छिरको मृत्युके मुखमें पड़े हुएके समान मद्रराजके रथके समीप पहुँचा हुआ देखकर युद्धके लिये वहाँ आ पहुँचे
tato bhīmo mahābāhur dṛṣṭvā rājānam āhave | tadā śatruvijayī mahābāhur bhīmasenaḥ samarabhūmau rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mṛtyumukhe patitam iva madra-rājasya rathasya samīpaṃ prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya tatra samupāgamat ||
Kemudian Bhīma yang berlengan perkasa melihat sang raja di tengah laga—Yudhiṣṭhira berada dekat kereta raja Madra, seakan telah jatuh ke mulut Maut; maka Bhīmasena pun segera menerjang ke tempat itu untuk bertempur.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: when a righteous leader is endangered, a warrior’s duty is swift protection and decisive engagement. Ethically, it frames courage and loyalty as obligations in a just cause, while reminding that war places even the noblest at the edge of death.
Bhīma sees Yudhiṣṭhira dangerously close to the Madra king Śalya’s chariot—described as if Yudhiṣṭhira has fallen into Death’s mouth—and immediately rushes to that location to fight, intending to counter the threat and safeguard his brother.