Shloka 12
अनीकव्यूहप्रतिव्यूहः
Counter-deployment of Divisions and the Opening Tumult
स भीमसेन: सहितो यमाशभ्यां वृकोदरो वीररथस्य गोप्ता । तं तत्र सिंहर्षभमत्तखेलं लोके महेन्द्रप्रतिमानकल्पम्
sa bhīmasenaḥ sahito yamābhyāṁ vṛkodaro vīrarathasya goptā | taṁ tatra siṁharṣabhamattakhelaṁ loke mahendrapratimānakalpam ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ພີມະເສນ—ວຣິໂກດະຣະ—ຢູ່ກັບບຸດຝາແຝດຂອງຍະມະ (ນະກຸລ ແລະ ສະຫະເທວ) ກຳລັງປົກປ້ອງນັກຮົບລົດຮົບຜູ້ກ້າ ທຣິດສະຕະດຸມນະ. ເມື່ອເຫັນລາວຢູ່ຫນ້າກອງທັບ—ຫຼິ້ນກິລາແຫ່ງສົງຄາມດັ່ງສິງຫຼືງົວປ່າທີ່ຄຸ້ມຄັ່ງ, ພະລັງແລະຄວາມອວດອ້າງພອງພູດັ່ງຊ້າງເຈົ້າ, ແລະກ້າຫານປານພຣະອິນທຣາ—ທະຫານຂອງທ່ານກໍສັ່ນສະທ້ານດ້ວຍຄວາມຢ້ານ ດັ່ງຊ້າງຕິດຫຼົ່ມຕົມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya duty of protection and steadfastness in battle: a leader’s courage and visible commitment to guarding comrades can uphold one side’s resolve while breaking the other side’s morale. Ethically, it frames strength as responsibility—Bhīma’s power is shown in service to protecting Dhṛṣṭadyumna and supporting his brothers.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma, accompanied by Nakula and Sahadeva, stationed at the army’s front to protect Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Bhīma’s ferocious, Indra-like presence terrifies the opposing soldiers, who become distressed like elephants trapped in mud.