Shloka 19
धर्मराजस्य चिन्ता, भीमसेनप्रेषणम्, द्रोणानीकप्रवेशप्रयत्नः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation
विनिः:श्वसन्तस्ते राजन् भग्नदंष्टा इवोरगा: । धिगहो धिग्गतः पार्थ: कृष्णश्रेत्यब्रुवन् पृथक्,राजन! टूटे दाँतवाले सर्पोके समान लंबी साँस खींचते हुए वे पृथक्-पृथक् कहने लगे --“अहो! हमें धिक्कार है, धिक्कार है, अर्जुन और श्रीकृष्ण तो चले गये”
sañjaya uvāca |
viniḥśvasantas te rājan bhagnadaṃṣṭrā ivoragāḥ |
dhig aho dhig gataḥ pārthaḥ kṛṣṇaś cety abruvan pṛthak ||
विनिःश्वसन्तस्ते राजन् भग्नदंष्ट्रा इवोरगाः । धिगहो धिग्गतः पार्थः कृष्णश्चेति अब्रुवन् पृथक् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma-driven aggression collapses into shame when its power fails. The image of “broken-fanged serpents” suggests that without inner righteousness and steadiness, martial strength becomes ineffective, leading to self-reproach rather than resolve.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava side, seeing Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa depart, reacts with heavy sighs and scattered lamentation. They speak individually, expressing humiliation and frustration that the formidable pair has moved away beyond their immediate reach.