Shloka 33
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
ततो भीमो महाबाहुर्दृष्टया राजानमाहवे,तब शत्रुविजयी महाबाहु भीमसेन समरभूमिमें राजा युधिष्छिरको मृत्युके मुखमें पड़े हुएके समान मद्रराजके रथके समीप पहुँचा हुआ देखकर युद्धके लिये वहाँ आ पहुँचे
tato bhīmo mahābāhur dṛṣṭvā rājānam āhave | tadā śatruvijayī mahābāhur bhīmasenaḥ samarabhūmau rājānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mṛtyumukhe patitam iva madra-rājasya rathasya samīpaṃ prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya tatra samupāgamat ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Bhīma yang berlengan perkasa, melihat raja di tengah pertempuran, segera datang ke sana untuk bertarung. Bhīmasena—penakluk musuh—melihat Raja Yudhiṣṭhira di medan perang seolah-olah telah jatuh ke dalam mulut Maut, kerana baginda telah menghampiri kereta perang Raja Madra; maka, didorong kewajipan yang mendesak untuk melindungi saudaranya, dia meluru ke tempat itu untuk berjuang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: when a righteous leader is endangered, a warrior’s duty is swift protection and decisive engagement. Ethically, it frames courage and loyalty as obligations in a just cause, while reminding that war places even the noblest at the edge of death.
Bhīma sees Yudhiṣṭhira dangerously close to the Madra king Śalya’s chariot—described as if Yudhiṣṭhira has fallen into Death’s mouth—and immediately rushes to that location to fight, intending to counter the threat and safeguard his brother.