Shloka 18
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
तथैव राजा बाह्लीको राजान द्रुपदं शरै: । आद्रवन्तं सहानीक: सहानीकं न््यवारयत्,इसी प्रकार अपनी सेनासहित राजा बाह्लीकने सैनिकोंके साथ धावा करते हुए राजा द्रपदको अपने बाणोंद्वारा रोक दिया
tathaiva rājā bāhlīko rājānaṁ drupadaṁ śaraiḥ | ādravantaṁ sahānīkaḥ sahānīkaṁ nyavārayat ||
Sañjaya said: In the same manner, King Bāhlīka—advancing with his own division—checked King Drupada, who was charging forward with his troops, by means of his arrows. The scene underscores how, in the press of war, leadership is measured by the ability to restrain an onrushing foe and protect one’s formation through disciplined force.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, the epic highlights disciplined action: a leader’s duty in battle includes protecting his side by checking an enemy’s advance through skill and control, not mere rage.
As the fighting intensifies, Drupada charges forward with his forces; Bāhlīka, advancing with his own contingent, halts Drupada’s momentum by striking him with arrows and thereby stopping his advance.