Shloka 7
राजा दुर्योधनकी आज्ञा पाकर आपके पुत्र अत्यन्त कुपित हो भीमसेनको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उनके सामने गये, मानो पतंग आगके समीप जा पहुँचे हों ।। श्रुतर्वा दुर्धर: क्राथो विवित्सुर्विकट: सम: । निषज्ी कवची पाशी तथा ननन््दोपनन्दकौ,श्रुतर्वा, दुर्धर, क्राथ (क्रथन), विवित्सु, विकट (विकटानन), सम, निषंगी, कवची, पाशी, नन्द, उपनन्द, दुष्प्रधर्ष, सुबाहु, वातवेग, सुवर्चा, धनुग्राह, दुर्मद, जलसन्ध, शल और सह--ये महाबली और पराक्रमी आपके पुत्रगण, बहुसंख्यक रथोंसे घिरकर भीमसेनके पास जा पहुँचे और उन्हें सब ओरसे घेरकर खड़े हो गये
rājā duryodhanasyājñāṃ prāpya tava putrā atyantaṃ kupitā bhīmasenaṃ mārayituṃ kāmayamānāḥ tasya sammukhaṃ jagmuḥ, yathā pataṅgā agni-samīpaṃ prāpnuyuḥ. śrutarvā durdharaḥ krāthaḥ vivitsur vikaṭaḥ samaḥ niṣaṅgī kavacī pāśī tathā nandonanandakau duṣpradharṣaḥ subāhur vātavegaḥ suvarcā dhanugrāho durmado jalasandhaḥ śalaḥ saha ca—ete mahābalāḥ parākramiṇaś ca tava putrā bahubhir rathaiḥ parivṛtā bhīmasenasya samīpaṃ prāpuḥ, taṃ sarvataḥ parivārya tasthuḥ.
Sanjaya said: Having received King Duryodhana’s command, your sons—burning with anger—advanced toward Bhimasena with the intent to kill him, like moths rushing toward a flame. Śrutarvā, Durdhara, Krātha, Vivitsu, Vikaṭa, Sama, Niṣaṅgī, Kavacī, Pāśī, and the two Nanda and Upananda—along with Duṣpradharṣa, Subāhu, Vātavega, Suvarcā, Dhanugrāha, Durmada, Jalasandha, Śala, and Saha—these mighty and valiant sons of yours, surrounded by many chariots, reached Bhimasena, encircled him on all sides, and stood poised around him. The passage underscores how wrath and obedience to an unrighteous command drive men toward self-destruction, even when the target is formidable.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of anger-driven obedience: when one follows an unjust command out of rage and pride, one may rush toward ruin like a moth to flame. It implicitly contrasts blind loyalty and wrath with discernment (viveka) and dharmic restraint.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that, on Duryodhana’s order, many of Dhritarashtra’s sons and allied warriors advance in a massed chariot formation, surround Bhima from all sides, and prepare to strike him down.