Shloka 25
धर्मराजस्य चिन्ता, भीमसेनप्रेषणम्, द्रोणानीकप्रवेशप्रयत्नः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation
तत्र केचिन्मिथो राजन् समभाषन्त भूमिपा: । अदृष्टपूर्व संग्रामे तद् दृष्टया महदद्भुतम्,राजन! वहाँ कुछ भूमिपाल समरांगणमें श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनका वह अत्यन्त अद्भुत अदृष्टपूर्व कार्य देखकर आपसमें इस प्रकार बातें करने लगे---
tatra kecin mitho rājan samabhāṣanta bhūmipāḥ | adṛṣṭapūrva-saṅgrāme tad dṛṣṭvā mahad adbhutam ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Di sana, wahai Raja, beberapa penguasa saling berbicara. Menyaksikan keajaiban besar yang belum pernah terlihat sebelumnya di tengah pertempuran, mereka bercakap-cakap dengan takjub.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary events in war can unsettle ordinary expectations and provoke reflection among leaders; it also underscores the role of eyewitness testimony (Sañjaya) in shaping moral and political understanding of the conflict.
Sañjaya reports that, after seeing an unprecedented and astonishing occurrence on the battlefield, several kings begin discussing it among themselves, setting up the next lines where their reactions and interpretations are voiced.