Shloka 49
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
वारयिष्यति विक्रम्य वेलेव मकरालयम् । शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाला धृष्टद्युम्न समरांगणमें कुपित हुए द्रोणाचार्यको पराक्रम करके रोक लेगा। ठीक वैसे ही, जैसे तटकी भूमि समुद्रको आगे बढ़नेसे रोक देती है ।। ४८ ई | यत्र स्थास्यति संग्रामे पार्षत: परवीरहा
vārayiṣyati vikramya veleva makarālayam | śatrūṇāṃ saṃtāpa-denavālaḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ samarāṅgaṇe kupitān droṇācāryān parākrameṇa rokṣyati | ṭhīk vaise hī, jaise taṭakī bhūmi samudraṃ āge baḍhane se rok detī hai || 48 || yatra sthāsyati saṃgrāme pārṣataḥ paravīrahā
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Advancing with valor, Dhṛṣṭadyumna—who brings burning distress to the enemy—will check the enraged Droṇācārya on the battlefield. Just as the shore’s firm land restrains the sea from surging forward, so will he hold Droṇa back wherever he takes his stand in the fight, that slayer of hostile heroes, the son of Pṛṣata.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous leadership in war as the ability to contain destructive force: even a mighty, enraged commander like Droṇa can be checked by steadfast courage and strategic resolve, just as the shore sets a boundary to the sea. It highlights restraint, firmness, and purposeful valor rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Yudhiṣṭhira predicts that Dhṛṣṭadyumna will confront and restrain the furious Droṇācārya on the battlefield. The statement encourages confidence in Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s role as Droṇa’s counterforce, using the vivid simile of the coastline holding back the ocean’s advance.