Shloka 29
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
ततः प्रदुद्रुवु: शेषास्तव पुत्रा महाहवे । त॑ कालमिव मन्यन्तो भीमसेनं महाबलम्,तब उस महायुद्धमें आपके शेष पुत्र महाबली भीमसेनको कालके समान समझकर वहाँसे भाग चले
tataḥ pradudruvuḥ śeṣās tava putrā mahāhave | taṁ kālam iva manyanto bhīmasenaṁ mahābalam ||
ततः शेषास्तव पुत्रा महाहवे प्रदुद्रुवुः। भीमसेनं महाबलं कालमिव मन्यमानाः पलायिताः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When one’s cause is weakened by adharma, courage becomes unstable; the encounter with a formidable, duty-driven opponent can shatter pride into fear, revealing the inner consequences of unrighteous choices.
Sañjaya reports that the remaining sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, seeing Bhīma’s overwhelming strength in the battle, regard him as Death incarnate and flee the battlefield.