Shloka 38
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम् । संवार्याधिरथ्थिं बाणैर्यज्जघान तवात्मजान्,वहाँ हमने भीमसेनका यह अद्भुत पराक्रम देखा कि उन्होंने सूतपुत्र कर्णको अपने बाणोंद्वारा रोककर आपके पुत्रोंको मार डाला
tatrādbhutam apaśyāma bhīmasenasya vikramam | saṃvāryādhirathiṃ bāṇair yaj jaghāna tavātmajān ||
Sanjaya said: “There we witnessed the astonishing prowess of Bhimasena: after checking the great chariot-warrior (Karna) with his arrows, he went on to strike down your sons. In the harsh ethics of battle, this moment shows Bhima’s fierce resolve—holding back a formidable opponent so that the vulnerable could not be protected, and thereby fulfilling his grim duty as a warrior amid the collapse of kinship bonds.”
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