Shloka 596
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
भीमसेनेन कौन्तेय पज्चालैश्न महात्मभि: । “भारत! उनके साथ सूंजयोंकी सेना और सात्यकि भी हैं। कुन्तीकुमार! भीमसेन तथा महामनस्वी पांचाल वीर समरांगणमें अपने तीखे बाणोंद्वारा इन कौरवोंका वध कर रहे हैं
sañjaya uvāca |
bhīmasenena kaunteya pāñcālaiś ca mahātmabhiḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai putera Kuntī, Bhīmasena—bersama para pahlawan Pāñcāla yang berjiwa besar—sedang menewaskan kaum Kaurava di medan perang dengan anak panahnya yang tajam.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣātra-dharma in its starkest form: warriors, bound by their role and the demands of the moment, pursue victory through disciplined force. It also implicitly points to the moral weight of war—heroic action and grave destruction unfolding together.
Sañjaya reports to the listener that Bhīma, supported by the Pāñcāla heroes, is actively cutting down Kaurava forces on the battlefield using sharp arrows, indicating a surge of Pāṇḍava-side effectiveness in that phase of the fight.