Shloka 54
अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
कुरुसैन्यं ततः सर्व भीमसेनमुपाद्रवत् । तत्र नादो महानासीद् भीमसेनं जिघांसताम्,तब राजा दुर्योधन वहाँ भीमसेनके रास्तेसे दूर हट गया। फिर तो सारी कौरव-सेना भीमसेनपर टूट पड़ी। भीमसेनको मारनेकी इच्छासे आये हुए कौरवोंका महान् सिंहनाद सब ओर गूँज उठा
kuru-sainyaṁ tataḥ sarvaṁ bhīmasenam upādravat | tatra nādo mahān āsīd bhīmasenaṁ jighāṁsatām |
ສັນຊະຍາກ່າວວ່າ: ແລ້ວກອງທັບກຸຣຸທັງໝົດກໍພາກັນພຸ້ນເຂົ້າໃສ່ ພີມເສນ. ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ສຽງຮ້ອງຄໍາຮາມອັນໃຫຍ່ກໍດັງຂຶ້ນທົ່ວທິດ ຈາກພວກກຸຣຸຜູ້ມາດ້ວຍໃຈຈະຂ້າພີມ—ເປັນສຽງອັນອັບມົງຄົນຂອງຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຮ່ວມ ເມື່ອໄຟສົງຄາມຫົວຮ້ອນຖືກບີບໃຫ້ຈ້ອງໄປທີ່ເປົ້າໝາຍດຽວ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, hostility can rapidly become collective and single-minded: many unite around the intent to destroy one opponent. Ethically, it underscores the danger of hatred-driven action (jighāṁsā) overwhelming discernment, even as it reflects the harsh kṣatriya world where courage and survival are tested amid mass violence.
After a shift in the immediate battle situation, the entire Kaurava force charges at Bhīma. As they converge, a loud, widespread battle-cry erupts—signaling their coordinated attempt to kill him and marking an escalation focused on Bhīma as the target.