Shloka 91
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
तमेवं व्याकुलं भीम॑ भूयों भूय: शितै: शरै: । मूर्च्कयाभिपरीताड़मकरोत् सूतनन्दन:,इस प्रकार वहाँ बाणोंके आघातसे व्याकुल हुए भीमसेनको सूतपुत्र कर्णने बारंबार अपने पैने बाणोंकी मारसे मूर्च्छित-सा कर दिया
tam evaṁ vyākulaṁ bhīmaṁ bhūyo bhūyaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | mūrcchayābhiparītāḍam akarot sūtanandanaḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಬಾಣಾಘಾತಗಳಿಂದ ವ್ಯಾಕುಲನಾದ ಭೀಮನನ್ನು ಕಂಡ ಸೂತನಂದನ ಕರ್ಣನು ಮರುಮರು ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಶರಗಳಿಂದ ಅವನನ್ನು ಭಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೊಡೆದನು; ಭೀಮನು ಮೂರ್ಚ್ಛಿತನಾದಂತೆ ಆಯಿತು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh logic of battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma): once engaged, a warrior applies sustained effort and tactical pressure. Ethically, it illustrates how skill and resolve can become relentless force, raising the tension between duty in war and the human cost of violence.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, already distressed by arrow-strikes, is repeatedly hit by Karṇa’s sharp arrows. Karṇa’s continuous assault leaves Bhīma appearing faint or near-unconscious.