Shloka 2
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
भीम॑ द्वादशभिवविंद्ध्वा सात्यकिं नवभि: शरै: | नकुलं च त्रिभिर्विंद्ूध्वा सहदेवं च सप्तभि:
bhīmaṃ dvādaśabhir avindhya sātyakiṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ | nakulaṃ ca tribhir viddhvā sahadevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dia telah menikam Bhima dengan dua belas anak panah dan Satyaki dengan sembilan; kemudian memanah Nakula dengan tiga dan Sahadeva dengan tujuh. Laporan ini menonjolkan aritmetik perang yang tidak mengenal belas—keperwiraan diukur pada daya tahan dan pengendalian diri, walaupun saudara dan sekutu terluka di tengah tuntutan dharma kṣatriya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh discipline of kṣatriya warfare: even revered heroes must endure injury while maintaining duty and composure. It implicitly contrasts personal bonds with the impersonal demands of battle, where ethical restraint and steadfastness become tests of character.
Sañjaya reports a sequence of successful arrow-strikes in the battle: Bhīma is pierced with twelve arrows, Sātyaki with nine, then Nakula with three and Sahadeva with seven—marking a moment of tactical pressure on the Pāṇḍava side.