Shloka 61
ततो भीमस्टत्रिभिर्विंद्ध्वा कृतवर्माणमाशुगै: । शड्खं दध्मौ महाबाहुर्हर्षयन् सर्वपाण्डवान्,तदनन्तर महाबाहु भीमने तीन बाणोंद्वारा कृतवर्माको घायल करके समस्त पाण्डवोंका हर्ष बढ़ाते हुए शंख बजाया
tato bhīmas tribhir viddhvā kṛtavarmāṇam āśugaiḥ | śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau mahābāhur harṣayan sarvapāṇḍavān ||
Sañjaya said: Then mighty-armed Bhīma, having pierced Kṛtavarmā with three swift arrows, blew his conch—raising the spirits of all the Pāṇḍavas. In the midst of battle, the act signals both tactical success and the moral-psychological duty of sustaining one’s side through courage and resolve.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a dharma-framed war narrative, courage is not only physical prowess but also the responsibility to steady and uplift one’s allies; Bhīma’s conch-blast functions as ethical leadership through morale and resolve.
Bhīma wounds Kṛtavarmā with three swift arrows and then blows his conch to encourage and hearten the entire Pāṇḍava side, marking a moment of advantage and rallying in the battle.