Shloka 10
Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131
संजय उवाच तथा तु नर्दमानं तं भीमसेनं महाबलम् । तुमुलेनैव शब्देन कर्णोउप्यभ्यद्रवदू बली,संजयने कहा--राजन्! इस प्रकार गरजते हुए महाबली भीमसेनपर बलवान कर्णने भयंकर सिंहनादके साथ आक्रमण किया
sañjaya uvāca tathā tu nardamānaṃ taṃ bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam | tumulenaiva śabdena karṇo 'py abhyadravad balī ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, as Bhīmasena, mighty in strength, roared in challenge, the powerful Karṇa too rushed at him, raising a dreadful, tumultuous battle-cry.” The verse highlights the escalation of martial resolve: each warrior answers the other’s display of force with an answering surge of courage and aggression, intensifying the ethical tension of duty-bound combat.
संजय उवाच