Shloka 57
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
महाराज! तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए पराक्रमी भीमसेनने सामने खड़ी हुई रथसेनापर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी ।। ते वध्यमाना: समरे तव पुत्रा महारथा: । भीम॑ भीमबला युद्धे योधयन्ति जयैषिण:,युद्धस्थलमें भयंकर बलशाली विजयाभिलाषी आपके महारथी पुत्र बाणोंकी मार खाकर भी समरांगणमें भीमसेनके साथ युद्ध करते रहे
sañjaya uvāca | mahārāja! tadā krodhabhareṇa parākramī bhīmaseno 'bhimukhīṃ sthitāṃ rathasenāṃ prati śaravarṣam ārabdhavān || te vadhyamānāḥ samare tava putrā mahārathāḥ | bhīmaṃ bhīmabalā yuddhe yodhayanti jayaiṣiṇaḥ ||
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how anger (krodha) can intensify violence, while the craving for victory (jaya-eṣiṇā) can keep warriors fighting even when grievously wounded. It implicitly contrasts raw impulse and ambition with the need for discernment and restraint within kṣatriya-dharma.
Bhima, enraged, unleashes a heavy volley of arrows against the chariot troops before him. Despite being struck, Dhritarashtra’s sons—described as great chariot-warriors—continue to confront and fight Bhima, determined to win.