Shloka 74
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
अहं राज्ञ: करिष्यामि रक्षां पुरुषसत्तम | सात्यकिके ऐसा कहनेपर भीमसेनने उनसे कहा--'अच्छा भैया! तुम कार्यसिद्धिके लिये आगे बढ़ो। पुरुषप्रवर! मैं राजाकी रक्षा करूँगा” || ७३ $ ।। एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच भीमसेनं स माधव:
ahaṁ rājñaḥ kariṣyāmi rakṣāṁ puruṣasattama | sātyakike evaṁ kahane'pi bhīmasenena tebhyaḥ proktam— “accha bhaiyā! tvaṁ kāryasiddhaye agre vardhasva | puruṣapravara! ahaṁ rājānaṁ rakṣiṣyāmi” || 73 || evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca bhīmasenaṁ sa mādhavaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。「おお、人のうち最上の者よ、我は王を守護しよう。」しかしサーティヤキがそう言っても、ビーマセーナは彼に答えた。「よい、兄よ。任務成就のため、汝は先陣を進め。おお、人のうち第一の者よ、我が王を守る。」このように告げられて、マーダヴァ（クリシュナ）はビーマセーナに答えた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights role-based dharma in crisis: one warrior advances to secure the mission’s success while another assumes the protective duty of guarding the king. It emphasizes responsibility, coordination, and prioritizing the common objective over personal display.
In the midst of battle arrangements, Sātyaki indicates a course of action; Bhīma responds by urging Sātyaki to move ahead to accomplish the task, while Bhīma himself takes on the responsibility of protecting the king. After this exchange, Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) replies to Bhīma.