Shloka 89
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
तत् तु विप्रहतं सैन्यं भीमसेनमुखास्तदा
tat tu viprahataṃ sainyaṃ bhīmasenamukhās tadā
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—എന്നാൽ ആ സൈന്യം, ഭീകര പ്രഹാരങ്ങളാൽ തകർന്നു ചിതറിയിട്ടും, അപ്പോൾ ഭീമസേനനെ മുൻനിരയിൽ നിർത്തി നിലകൊണ്ടു; ആ ഉഗ്രാക്രമണത്തിനു ശേഷം അതിന്റെ വീര്യബലം ഒടിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a recurring Mahabharata ethic of leadership under crisis: when a force is battered, the presence of a steadfast front-line leader (here, Bhīmasena) becomes decisive for morale and continued resistance, even amid the destructive momentum of war.
Sanjaya reports that the army has been heavily struck and disrupted; at that moment it is characterized as being led from the front by Bhīmasena and the foremost fighters, indicating a rallying or continued engagement after suffering severe blows.