Shloka 65
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
मामद्य सात्वतश्रेष्ठ पातयस्व महाहवे । त्वया हि देव संग्रामे हतस्यापि ममानघ
mām adya sātvataśreṣṭha pātayasva mahāhave | tvayā hi deva-saṅgrāme hatasyāpi mamānagha ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum Sātvata, jatuhkanlah aku hari ini dalam pertempuran agung ini. Kerana, wahai yang tidak berdosa, sekalipun aku terbunuh olehmu dalam pertempuran laksana perang para dewa, itu bukan kehinaan bagiku—bahkan itulah pengakhiran yang layak.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting death without fear when it comes through a worthy and righteous opponent; being struck down by a blameless, divinely guided figure is framed as an honorable end rather than a moral loss.
Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa with reverence, urging him to strike him down in the great battle, asserting that even death at Kṛṣṇa’s hands in a ‘divine combat’ would be acceptable and honorable.