Shloka 31
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
स निर्भिन्नो रणे भीमो नाराचैर्मर्मभेदिभि:
sa nirbhinno raṇe bhīmo nārācair marmabhedibhiḥ
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກາງສົງຄາມ ພີມະ ຖືກຈິ່ມທະລຸໂດຍລູກສອນນາຣາຈະ ອັນແທງຖືກຈຸດສຳຄັນ—ແຕ່ພາບນັ້ນຍັງຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມແມ່ນຍຳອັນໂຫດຮ້າຍຂອງສົງຄາມ ທີ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ຜູ້ແຂງແກ່ງທີ່ສຸດກໍຖືກທົດສອບດ້ວຍບາດແຜທີ່ເລັ່ງໄປຫາບ່ອນບອບບາງທີ່ສຸດຂອງຮ່າງກາຍ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of righteous warfare: strength alone does not exempt one from pain, and combat often turns on precise, ethically weighty acts—striking vital points—testing endurance and resolve within the kṣatriya code.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, while fighting on the battlefield, is struck and pierced by nārāca arrows that penetrate vital spots, indicating an intense exchange where opponents attempt to disable even a formidable warrior through targeted wounds.