अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
पुनर्युद्धाय समरे प्रययुर्भीमपार्षतौ । ततो युधिष्ठटिर: प्राह समाहूय स्वसैनिकान्
punar yuddhāya samare prayayur bhīmapārṣatau | tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāha samāhūya svasainikān ||
Disse Sañjaya: Bhīma e Pārṣata avançaram mais uma vez para o campo de batalha, decididos a renovar o combate. Então Yudhiṣṭhira, após convocar suas próprias tropas, dirigiu-se a elas—assinalando uma reorganização deliberada, guiada pelo dever (dharma), e não por mera ira ou impulso.
संजय उवाच
Even amid violence, action is framed by responsibility and command: warriors advance to fight, but the righteous king first gathers and instructs his forces, emphasizing disciplined, duty-oriented conduct rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Bhīma and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) move forward again to re-engage in combat. Immediately after, Yudhiṣṭhira calls his own soldiers together and begins to address them, indicating a coordinated response in the ongoing battle.