Shloka 15
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
द्रुपद: कौरवान् दृष्टवा प्राधावत समन्ततः । शरजालेन महता मोहयन् कौरवीं चमूम्,राजा ट्रुपदने कौरवोंको देखकर उनपर सब ओरसे धावा बोल दिया और बाणोंका बड़ा भारी जाल-सा बिछाकर कौरव-सेनाको मूर्च्छित कर दिया। युद्धमें फुर्ती दिखानेवाले राजा द्रपद रथपर बैठकर यद्यपि अकेले ही बाण-वर्षा कर रहे थे, तो भी अत्यन्त भयके कारण कौरव उन्हें अनेक-सा मानने लगे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | drupadaḥ kauravān dṛṣṭvā prādhāvat samantataḥ | śarajālena mahatā mohayann kauravīṃ camūm |
କୌରବମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ରାଜା ଦ୍ରୁପଦ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରୁ ଧାଉଡ଼ି ପଡ଼ିଲେ; ମହା ଶରଜାଳ ପସାରି କୌରବ ସେନାକୁ ମୋହିତ ଓ ସ୍ତବ୍ଧ କରିଦେଲେ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how decisive courage and skill can create a moral-psychological advantage in war: a single resolute warrior, acting with speed and mastery, can disrupt a larger force by breaking its composure and cohesion.
Drupada, upon seeing the Kaurava forces, launches an all-around assault and showers them with a dense barrage of arrows, bewildering their army; his prowess is so fearsome that the Kauravas feel as though they face many fighters rather than one.