Shloka 19
Chapter 89: Bhīma dispatched to protect Ghaṭotkaca amid escalating engagements
तर्जयानं रणे वीरांस्त्रासयानं च सायकै: । दृष्टवा त्रेसुर्महाराज सिंहं मृगगणा इव
tarjayan raṇe vīrāṁs trāsayan ca sāyakaiḥ | dṛṣṭvā tretusur mahārāja siṁhaṁ mṛgagaṇā iva ||
तर्जयन् रणे वीरान् त्रासयन् च सायकैः । दृष्ट्वा तं त्रेसुर् महाराज सिंहं मृगगणा इव ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral authority, experience, and prowess in a dharmic commander can shape the battlefield not only through weapons but through psychological dominance—fear and morale become decisive forces alongside physical strength.
Sañjaya describes Bhīṣma on the battlefield: he chastises opposing warriors and harasses them with arrows. Seeing him, the kings tremble, compared to deer frightened by a lion.