Shloka 556
शरै: पूर्णायतोत्सूष्टैर्दरावयंस्तव वाहिनीम् । ऐसा कहकर भीमसेनने कुपित हो धनुषको पूर्णतः खींचकर छोड़े गये बाणोंद्वारा आपकी सेनाको खदेड़ते हुए द्रोणाचार्यके सैन्यदलमें प्रवेश किया
bhīmasena uvāca |
śaraiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭair darāvayan tava vāhinīm |
ビーマセーナは言った。「満弓から放つ矢で、お前たちの軍勢を打ち砕いてみせる。」そう言うや、怒りに燃えるビーマは弓を限りなく引き絞り、矢で敵兵を押し返しつつ、ドローナ・アーチャールヤの戦陣へと力ずくで突入した。
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of decisive action in battle: when duty calls, hesitation gives way to resolute effort. Yet it also implicitly frames the ethical tension of war—power and anger must be directed toward a perceived righteous aim, not mere cruelty.
Bhīma, speaking fiercely, declares he will break the enemy host with arrows shot at full draw. He then advances aggressively, driving back the opposing troops and pushing into Droṇa’s battle-formation.