Shloka 14
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
स तेषां प्रवरान् योधान् हस्त्यश्वरथसादिन: । जघान समरे शूरो धार्तराष्ट्रानाचेन्तयन्
sa teṣāṁ pravarān yodhān hastyaśvarathasādinaḥ | jaghāna samare śūro dhārtarāṣṭrān acintayan ||
サンジャヤは言った。勇士ビーマセーナは、ドリタラーシュトラの子らを少しも顧みず、戦場において彼らの最も優れた戦士――象に乗る者、馬に乗る者、戦車に乗る者――を次々と討ち倒し始めた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights uncompromising resolve in the execution of one’s chosen duty in war: Bhīma does not allow personal regard for the Dhārtarāṣṭras to dilute his battlefield purpose. Ethically, it reflects the harsh kṣatriya frame where commitment to the war-effort overrides softer personal considerations.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīmasena is cutting down the Kauravas’ leading fighters—those mounted on elephants, horses, and chariots—showing Bhīma’s momentum and the mounting losses on the Kaurava side.