Shloka 7
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
पश्य सात्वतभीमाभ्यां निरुद्धाधिछिता: पुन: । जिहीर्षवो<मृतं दैत्या: शक्राग्निभ्यामिवासकृत्,“देखो, जैसे अमृतका अपहरण करनेकी इच्छावाले दैत्योंको इन्द्र और अग्निने बारंबार रोका था, उसी प्रकार ये दुर्योधनके सैनिक सात्यकि और भीमसेनके द्वारा अवरुद्ध होकर पुनः खड़े हो गये हैं
sañjaya uvāca | paśya sātvata-bhīmābhyāṃ niruddhādhikṛtāḥ punaḥ | jihīrṣavo 'mṛtaṃ daityāḥ śakrāgnibhyām ivāsakṛt ||
Sañjaya disse: “Vede! Assim como os Daityas, desejosos de roubar o amṛta, foram repetidas vezes contidos por Indra e Agni, do mesmo modo estes guerreiros de Duryodhana, novamente detidos por Sātyaki e Bhīmasena, tornaram a se reagrupar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the relentless drive that fuels conflict: even when repeatedly checked by superior force, warriors (and, by analogy, the Daityas) regroup under the pressure of desire—here, victory or ‘amṛta.’ Ethically, it warns how craving and ambition can keep beings returning to harmful struggle, while also portraying the kṣatriya ideal of refusing to collapse despite setbacks.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana’s troops, though repeatedly stopped by Sātyaki and Bhīma, have re-formed and stand up to fight again. He compares them to the Daityas who tried to seize the nectar of immortality but were again and again restrained by Indra and Agni.