Shloka 226
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
न भीममुखसम्प्राप्तो मुच्येदिति मतिर्मम । मेरा तो ऐसा विश्वास है कि बडवानलके मुखमें पड़ा हुआ मनुष्य शायद जीवित बच जाय; परंतु भीमसेनके सम्मुख युद्धके लिये आया हुआ कोई भी शूरमा जीवित नहीं छूट सकता
na bhīmamukhasamprāpto mucyed iti matir mama |
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「わが確信では、たとえ海底の火の口に落ちた者でさえ、どうにか生き延びることがあるかもしれぬ。だが戦場でビーマセーナの前に立ち向かう勇士で、生きて帰る者は一人もいない。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the awe inspired by extraordinary martial prowess: moral certainty here is not about salvation but about the perceived inevitability of consequences in war—some forces (like Bhīma’s wrath and strength) are viewed as more inescapable than even mythic natural terrors.
In the midst of the Drona Parva’s battle reports, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts to the unfolding slaughter by expressing dread and fatalism: he believes that any fighter who confronts Bhīmasena directly is doomed, emphasizing Bhīma’s terrifying effectiveness on the battlefield.