Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 36
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
त॑ं चित्रमाल्याभरणा: कृतविद्या मनस्विन: । आगच्छन् भीमधन्वानं चत्वारश्न महाबला:
taṁ citramālyābharaṇāḥ kṛtavidyā manasvinaḥ | āgacchan bhīmadhanvānaṁ catvāraś ca mahābalāḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ນຸ່ງປະດັບດ້ວຍພວງມາລາອັນວິຈິດ ແລະເຄື່ອງປະດັບອັນສົດງາມ ຊໍານານໃນວິຊາອາວຸດ ແລະມີໃຈແນ່ວແນ່ ນັກຮົບມະຫາພະລັງ 4 ຄົນໄດ້ກ້າວເຂົ້າຫາອາຈຸນ ຜູ້ຖືຄັນທະນູອັນນ່າຢ້ານ. ເມື່ອມາຮອດ ພວກເຂົາກໍລ້ອມບີພັດສຸ (ອາຈຸນ) ຈາກທຸກດ້ານ—ດຸຫສາສະນະ, ວິກັນນະ, ດຸຫສະຫະ, ແລະ ວິວິມສະຕິ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring ethical contrast in the Mahābhārata: reliance on collective force and intimidation versus the ideal of disciplined, principled heroism. Arjuna is called Bībhatsu—one who rejects what is base—suggesting that true kṣatriya excellence is not mere aggression but restraint, skill, and adherence to righteous conduct even amid danger.
Four powerful Kaurava warriors—Duhśāsana, Vikarṇa, Duhsaha, and Vivimśati—advance toward Arjuna and surround him from all sides. The scene intensifies the confrontation by showing Arjuna being pressed by multiple opponents at once.