Shloka 12
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ९६: सौभद्रस्य आक्रमणम्, अलम्बुसस्य प्रतिविधानम्
Abhimanyu’s assault; Alambusa’s counter-engagement
वेगेन महता राजन् पर्वकाले यथोदध्ि:
sañjaya uvāca | vegena mahatā rājan pūrṇimākāle yathodadhiḥ, tathā bhīmaseno 'tyanta-vegenāgre 'bhavat | tasya pṛṣṭhataḥ satyadhṛtiḥ raṇadurmadaḥ saucittiḥ śreṇimān vasudānaḥ kāśirājasya putro 'bhibhūḥ abhimanyuś ca, draupadyāḥ pañca mahārathāḥ putrāḥ, parākramaḥ kṣatradevaḥ kṣatradharmā ca, anūpadeśasya rājā nīlaḥ—ye svabale samyak-pratyayavantaḥ—ete sarve vīrā viśālena ratha-senayā saha hiḍimbā-kumāraṃ ghaṭotkacaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayām āsuḥ |
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ເຫມືອນມະຫາສະໝຸດພອງຂຶ້ນດ້ວຍແຮງອັນໃຫຍ່ໃນຍາມພຣະຈັນເຕັມດວງ, ບີມະເສນະກໍພຸ້ງໄປຂ້າງໜ້າດ້ວຍຄວາມໄວອັນຫນັກແນ່ນ. ຕາມຫຼັງມາມີ ສັດຍະທຣິຕິ, ຣະນະດຸຣມະດ, ເສົາຈິຕຕິ, ເສຣນີມານ, ວະສຸດານ, ອະພິພູ ບຸດແຫ່ງກະສັດກາຊີ, ອະພິມັນຍູ, ບຸດມະຫາຣະຖີທັງຫ້າຂອງດຣົບະດີ, ຄະຊັດຣະເທວະ ແລະ ຄະຊັດຣະທັມມະ ຜູ້ກ້າຫານ, ແລະ ນີລ ກະສັດແຫ່ງແດນອະນູປະ—ວີຣະຊົນຜູ້ໝັ້ນໃຈໃນກໍາລັງຂອງຕົນ. ດ້ວຍກອງລົດອັນມະໂຫລານ ນັກຮົບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ໄດ້ລ້ອມຮອບ ກະໂຕດກະຈະ ບຸດແຫ່ງຮິຑິມບາ ຈາກທຸກທິດ»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective resolve and coordinated action amplify strength in dharmic warfare: when many capable warriors unite with confidence and discipline, they can contain even a formidable opponent. The simile of the full-moon ocean underscores surging momentum—ethical force expressed as steadfast courage and duty on the battlefield.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Bhima charges forward with immense speed. A group of notable Pandava-aligned warriors—along with a large chariot host—then closes in from all directions to encircle Ghatotkacha, the powerful rakshasa-born son of Hidimba.