Shloka 106
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
गहने<ग्निरिवोत्सृष्ट: प्रजज्वाल दहन् परान् | राजन! पाण्डवोंने भी पितामह भीष्मको घेर लिया। चारों ओरसे रथसमूहोंद्वारा घिरे हुए अपराजित वीर भीष्म गहन वनमें लगायी हुई आगके समान शत्रुओंको दग्ध करते हुए प्रज्वलित हो उठे
sañjaya uvāca |
gahane 'gnir ivotsṛṣṭaḥ prajajvāla dahan parān |
rājan! pāṇḍavair api pitāmaha-bhīṣmo gheritaḥ |
caturdiśaṃ ratha-samūhair vṛto 'parājito vīro bhīṣmo gahana-vane lāgnyā iva śatrūn dagdhvā prajvalitaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Seperti api yang dinyalakan di rimba yang lebat, dia menyala marak, membakar musuh-musuhnya. Wahai Raja, para Pāṇḍava juga mengepung Datuk Bhīṣma. Dikepung dari segala arah oleh gugusan kereta perang, wira yang tidak terkalahkan itu tetap menyambar, menghanguskan lawan—laksana kebakaran rimba di belantara tebal.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames martial excellence within dharma: even when surrounded, a warrior steadfast in his duty can become a force that overwhelms opponents. Yet the fire-in-forest simile also hints at war’s indiscriminate, consuming nature—valor and devastation arise together, urging ethical reflection on the costs of righteous conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas have encircled Bhīṣma with many chariots. Despite being surrounded, Bhīṣma remains undefeated and blazes forth in battle, burning down enemy warriors like a wildfire raging through a dense forest.