Shloka 563
पज्चालानां नरव्याप्रान् मत्स्यांश्व पुरुषर्षभान् । इससे भीमसेन अत्यन्त कुपित हो उठे और सुतपुत्र कर्णके साथ घोर युद्ध करने लगे। इस प्रकार जब वह युद्ध चल रहा था, उसी समय क्रोधमें भरे हुए धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरने पांचालोंके नरव्याप्र वीरों और पुरुषरत्न मत्स्यदेशीय योद्धाओंसे कहा--
sañjaya uvāca | pāñcālānāṃ naravyāghrān matsyāṃś ca puruṣarṣabhān |
Sanjaya said: (Yudhishthira addressed) the Panchala heroes—lion-like among men—and the Matsya warriors—bulls among men. As the battle raged, Bhimasena, inflamed with anger, engaged Karna in a fierce duel; and at that very time, Dharma’s son Yudhishthira, himself filled with wrath, spoke to those valiant Panchala and Matsya champions—signaling a decisive turn in counsel and command amid the moral strain of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a dharma-war, leaders and warriors are tested by anger and urgency; the verse highlights how heroic duty and command continue amid intense emotion, implying the need to direct passion into disciplined action rather than uncontrolled rage.
While Bhima, enraged, fights Karna in a fierce engagement, Yudhishthira—also stirred by anger—turns to the Panchala and Matsya champions and addresses them, preparing or issuing instructions as the battle’s momentum develops.