Shloka 67

Devanagari script

समाद्रवन्ति पञ्चाला धार्तराष्ट्रांस्तरस्विन: । विमृद्नन्ति नरव्याप्रा भीमसेनबलाश्रयात्‌,'धनंजय! ये वेगशाली पुरुषसिंह पांचालयोद्धा भीमसेनके बलका आश्रय लेकर मनुष्योंसे रहित हाथियों, घोड़ों, रथों और वेगशाली धृतराष्ट्र-तैनिकोंपर आक्रमण करते और उन्हें धूलमें मिलाते जा रहे हैं

Transliteration

saṃādravanti pañcālā dhārtarāṣṭrāṃs tarasvinaḥ | vimṛdnanti naravyāprā bhīmasenabalāśrayāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Para Pāñcāla yang garang menerjang lurus ke arah Dhārtarāṣṭra. Bersandar pada kekuatan Bhimasena, para “harimau di antara manusia” itu menghancurkan barisan musuh dalam kancah perang.

Word by Word

समाद्रवन्तिthey rush/charge upon

पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

धार्तराष्ट्रान्the sons/men of Dhritarashtra (Kauravas)

तरस्विनःswift/impetuous

विमृद्नन्तिthey crush, trample, pulverize

नरव्याप्राःtiger-like men, man-tigers (heroes)

भीमसेनबलाश्रयात्from/through reliance on Bhimasena's strength

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāñcālas

Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kaurava forces)

Bhīmasena

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how martial success often depends on disciplined collective action supported by a powerful leader; ethically, it also reminds the listener that reliance on strength in war brings decisive outcomes but deepens the tragic cost of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla troops, emboldened by Bhīma’s might, are charging the Kaurava forces and crushing them in the thick of battle.