Shloka 77
Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)
सिन्धुराजं परित्यज्य सौभद्र: परवीरहा । तापयामास तत् सैन्यं भुवनं भास्करो यथा,शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले सुभद्राकुमारने सिन्धुराज जयद्रथको छोड़कर, जैसे सूर्य सम्पूर्ण जगत्को तपाते हैं, उसी प्रकार उस सेनाको संताप देना आरम्भ किया
sindhurājaṃ parityajya saubhadraḥ paravīrahā | tāpayāmāsa tat sainyaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhāskaro yathā ||
サञ्जयは語った。シンドゥの王ジャヤドラタをひとまず措き、サウバドラ――敵の勇士を屠る者――は、その軍勢を、太陽が世界を灼くがごとく焼き払う勢いで攻め立て始めた。この偈は、守られた一人の敵に執着せず、戦局全体へ圧をかけるというアビマンニュの戦術的選択を示し、勇と義務が、策謀と集団の責任と衝突する戦の道義的重圧をいっそう強めている。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined valor in war: a warrior may set aside a single, symbolically charged opponent and instead act for the immediate duty of breaking the enemy’s overall strength. It also hints at the ethical weight of warfare—power used like the sun’s heat affects all, not only the intended target.
Sañjaya reports that Abhimanyu, instead of engaging Jayadratha (the Sindhu king), turns his force against the broader enemy formation and begins to overwhelm it, compared to the sun’s scorching heat spreading over the whole world.