Shloka 22

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya

Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance

Devanagari script

भीमसेनपुरोगास्तु पञ्चाला: समुपाद्रवन्‌ | भारत! आपके पुत्रद्वारा पाण्डव-सेनाको मारी गयी देख पांचालोंने भीमसेनको अगुआ बनाकर उसपर आक्रमण किया || २१ $ || स भीमसेनं दशभिमद्ीपुत्रौ त्रिभिस्त्रिभि:

Transliteration

saf1jaya uv01ca |

bh2bmasenapurog01stu paf1c01l01 samup01dravan |

bh01rata! 01pake putradv01r01 p01ava-sen01ko m01r2b gay2b dekh paf1c01lo ne bh2bmasenako agu01 ban01kar usapar 01krama kiy01 ||

(anuv01da-p01ha: sa bh2bmasena da5babhir ... putrau tribhis tribhi ...)

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「パンチャーラ勢はビーマセーナを先頭に立て、押し寄せて攻めかかった。おおバーラタよ、陛下の御子がパーンダヴァ軍を斬り伏せているのを見て、パンチャーラ勢はビーマを大将として結集し、彼に対して反撃を開始した。」

Word by Word

भीमसेनBhimasena

पुरोगाःhaving in front, led by

तुbut/indeed

पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

समुपाद्रवन्attacked/rushed upon

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saf1jaya

Dhftarara (Bh01rata)

Bh2bmasena (Bh2bma)

Paf1c01las

P01ava army

Duryodhana (implied by '01pake putra' in the gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights battlefield ethics of leadership and solidarity: when allies are being overwhelmed, warriors rally behind a capable leader and respond decisively. It reflects the katriya ideal of protecting one27s side and not yielding to despair when facing heavy losses.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhftarara that the Paf1c01las, seeing the P01ava forces being cut down by Dhftarara27s son (Duryodhana, per the gloss), advance in a massed charge with Bh2bma at their forefront and attack.