Shloka 99
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
धृष्टय्युम्नस्तु तं दृष्टवा कलिज्ञैः समभिद्रुतम् । भीमसेनममेयात्मा त्राणायाजौ समभ्ययात्
dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā kaliṅgaiḥ samabhidrutam | bhīmasenam ameyātmā trāṇāyājau samabhyayāt ||
サンジャヤは言った。「カリンガの戦士たちがビーマセーナへ猛然と殺到するのを見て、計り知れぬ気魄をもつドリシュタデュムナは、彼を救うため戦場へ進み寄った。この場面はクシャトリヤの掟を示す。危急にあって盟友を見捨てず、勇とは独りの武名ではなく、襲われる友を時宜を得て守ることにこそ現れる。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as protective responsibility: when an ally is overwhelmed, a leader’s duty is to intervene promptly. Ethical valor here is not mere aggression but safeguarding comrades and maintaining the integrity of one’s side in battle.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma is being charged by the Kaliṅga fighters. Observing this, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, described as possessing immeasurable spirit, moves toward Bhīma on the battlefield to defend and support him.