Shloka 13
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
तामाशां विफलीकृत्य संतीर्णो तौ परंतपौ । द्रोणानीक॑ महाराज भोजानीकं च दुस्तरम्,महाराज! शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले वे दोनों वीर श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन लोगोंकी उस आशाको विफल करके द्रोणाचार्य तथा कृतवर्माकी दुस्तर सेनाको लाँघ गये
tām āśāṁ viphalīkṛtya saṁtīrṇau tau parantapau | droṇānīkaṁ mahārāja bhojānīkaṁ ca dustaram ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, dua pembakar musuh—Kṛṣṇa dan Arjuna—setelah menjadikan harapan pihak lawan sia-sia, memaksa jalan mereka, menyeberang melampaui susunan tempur Droṇa yang menggerunkan, dan juga pasukan Bhoja yang sukar ditembusi.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that in warfare and ethical struggle, resolve and clarity of aim can shatter an opponent’s confidence; thwarting the enemy’s hope is portrayed as a strategic and psychological victory that enables passage through even formidable defenses.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna successfully break through the enemy’s strong formations—Droṇa’s force and the Bhoja contingent—thereby nullifying the opposing side’s expectation of stopping them.