Shloka 33
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
प्रविवेश ततो मध्यं नरसिंह: प्रतापवान् । तेषां महारथानां स मध्यं प्राप्प धनंजय:
praviveśa tato madhyaṁ narasiṁhaḥ pratāpavān | teṣāṁ mahārathānāṁ sa madhyaṁ prāpya dhanañjayaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian sang wira yang gagah, laksana singa di antara manusia, memasuki bahagian tengah pasukan. Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), setelah sampai ke tengah-tengah para maharathi itu, mara menembusi jantung barisan mereka tanpa gentar.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve: entering danger for a chosen duty. Ethically, it frames battlefield courage not as mere aggression but as steadfastness in a grave, responsibility-laden conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, described as a lion among men, drives into the center of the opposing elite chariot-warriors, penetrating their formation and confronting the strongest fighters directly.