Shloka 37
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
भीमसेन त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा कृतवर्मा शिलीमुखै: । बाणवर्षेण महता क्रुद्धस-पमवारयत्,कृतवमनि क्रोधमें भरे हुए भीमसेनको तीन बाणोंसे घायल करके भारी बाण-वर्षकि द्वारा आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया
bhīmasenaṃ tribhir viddhvā kṛtavarmā śilīmukhaiḥ | bāṇavarṣeṇa mahatā kruddhaṃ saṃpavārayat ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kṛtavarmā, setelah menikam Bhīmasena dengan tiga anak panah tajam, menahan kemaraan pahlawan yang sedang murka itu dengan melepaskan hujan panah yang besar. Dalam himpitan pertempuran, pengekangan bukanlah hasil nasihat, melainkan paksaan kekuatan—kerana setiap pejuang berusaha menghentikan momentum lawannya dalam aturan perang bersenjata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: uncontrolled anger (krodha) is countered through disciplined action and tactical restraint. Even amid violence, the implied norm is regulated combat—checking an opponent’s advance through skill rather than chaos.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛtavarmā strikes Bhīma with three arrows and then releases a heavy barrage, stopping Bhīma—who is advancing in anger—from moving forward.