Shloka 19
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
महारथा: समाख्याता: कुलपुत्रास्तनुत्यज: । अपरावर्तिन: सर्वे सुवर्णविकृतध्वजा:
mahārathāḥ samākhyātāḥ kulaputrās tanutyajaḥ | aparāvartinaḥ sarve suvarṇavikṛtadhvajāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “They are renowned as great chariot-warriors—noble-born men who have staked their very bodies in battle. None of them will turn back; all advance bearing standards adorned and fashioned with gold.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle: renowned warriors, conscious of honor and duty, do not retreat even at the cost of their bodies. It frames courage and resolve as ethical commitments within the war narrative.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the assembled fighters: they are famed mahārathas, noble-born and ready to sacrifice their lives, advancing without turning back, their chariots marked by gold-ornamented banners.