Shloka 11
उन सबको बाणोंकी मारसे पीड़ित होते देख भयंकर पराक्रमी भीमसेनने युद्धस्थलमें अपने बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए वहाँ तुरंत ही कर्णपर आक्रमण किया ।। ततस्ते<प्याययुर्हत्वा राक्षसान् यत्र सूतज: । नकुल: सहदेवश्न सात्यकिश्न॒ महारथ:,तत्पश्चात् वे नकुल, सहदेव और महारथी सात्यकि भी राक्षसोंको मारकर वहीं आ पहुँचे, जहाँ सूतपुत्र कर्ण था
tān sarvān bāṇānāṁ mārasena pīḍitān dṛṣṭvā bhīmakarmā bhīmaseno yuddhasthale svabāṇavṛṣṭiṁ varṣayan tatra tūrṇam eva karṇam abhyākrāmat | tataḥ te ’py āyayuḥ hatvā rākṣasān yatra sūtajaḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sātyakiś ca mahārathaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing them all afflicted by the deadly strikes of arrows, the dreadfully powerful Bhīmasena, showering the battlefield with his own arrows, at once rushed to attack Karṇa. Then Nakula, Sahadeva, and the great chariot-warrior Sātyaki also arrived there—after slaying the Rākṣasa fighters—at the place where Karṇa, the son of the charioteer, stood. The scene underscores the relentless momentum of war: courage and loyalty draw allies together, even as violence escalates and the ethical weight of killing remains ever-present.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of standing with one’s side in crisis: swift action, solidarity among allies, and unwavering resolve. At the same time, it implicitly reminds the listener that battlefield glory is inseparable from suffering—victory is pursued through painful, morally weighty acts.
Bhīma, seeing warriors wounded by arrow-strikes, launches an immediate assault on Karṇa while raining arrows. Soon after, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Sātyaki reach the same spot—having cut down Rākṣasa fighters on the way—thus converging on Karṇa’s position.