Shloka 6
द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः
सौभद्रो5प्यशनिप्रख्यां प्रगृह्ा महतीं गदाम् । एह्टोहीत्यब्रवीच्छल्यं यत्नाद् भीमेन वारित:
Saubhadro 'py aśaniprakhyāṁ pragṛhya mahatīṁ gadām | eho hīty abravīc chalyaṁ yatnād bhīmena vāritaḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Abhimanyu, filho de Subhadrā, também avançou, erguendo uma maça enorme que parecia um raio. Gritando: “Vem! Vem!”, desafiou Śalya. Contudo, Bhīmasena, com grande esforço, conteve-o—mostrando que, mesmo na fúria da batalha, o valor deve ser regido pela disciplina e pela ordem do combate.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heroism in dharmic warfare is not mere aggression; it must be governed by restraint and proper order. Bhīma’s preventing Abhimanyu highlights that even righteous courage should submit to discipline, strategy, and the ethics of engagement.
Abhimanyu advances with a huge mace, taunts and challenges Śalya to fight, but Bhīma forcibly holds him back, preventing an immediate clash.