Shloka 22
धर्मराजस्य चिन्ता, भीमसेनप्रेषणम्, द्रोणानीकप्रवेशप्रयत्नः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation
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krośatāṁ yatamānānām asaṁsaktau parantapau | darśayitvātmanaḥ vīryaṁ prayātau sarvarājasu ||
Sañjaya said: Though we shouted and strove to restrain them, we could not check them. The two scorcher of foes—armoured Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna—disregarding our strength before the eyes of all the kṣatriyas, drove on with a single chariot through the entire assembly of kings, displaying their prowess and passing ahead unhindered, as a child slips through while playing with toys. The scene underscores the collapse of collective force before superior skill and resolve, and hints at the moral disarray of the Kaurava host when confronted by the divinely guided charioteer and the foremost archer.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Collective might and loud resistance can fail before disciplined prowess and clear purpose; when leadership is aligned with higher guidance (here, Kṛṣṇa as charioteer) and skill (Arjuna), opposition becomes ineffective, revealing the moral and strategic weakness of a disordered host.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava-side warriors tried to stop Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, shouting and struggling, but the pair remained unimpeded and advanced through the gathered kings in a single chariot, openly demonstrating their valor and passing on without being checked.