Shloka 326
Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)
विदर्शयन्त: सम्पेतु: खड्गचर्मपरश्वथै: । कितने ही योद्धा ढाल
vidarśayantaḥ sampetuḥ khaḍga-carma-paraśvathaiḥ |
サञ्जयは語った。武の技を誇示しつつ、戦士たちは剣・盾・斧を振るい、敵へと間合いを詰めた。敵前にあっても恐れず、怒りに駆られて進み、歯を食いしばり唇を噛み締め、鍛え上げたフェイントで打ち込み—左脇腹を裂かんと狙うほどに—そのまま敵陣へ猛然と突入した。この光景は、憤怒と戦技が人をためらいの外へ押し出し、戦場を勇気と自制、そしてクシャトリヤの法（kṣatriya-dharma）の苛烈な要請を試す場へと変えることを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield psychology where courage and trained technique are intensified by anger; ethically, it points to the tension between necessary kṣatriya-duty in war and the danger of wrath overwhelming restraint and discernment.
Sañjaya describes warriors surging into close combat, showing feints and tactical moves while wielding swords, shields, and axes, and striking at vulnerable points such as the left flank as they crash upon their enemies.