Shloka 26
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
स कृच्छूं परम॑ प्राप्तो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । त्यक्त्वा तत् कार्मुकं छिन्न॑ भारद्वाजेन संयुगे
sa kṛcchūṁ paramaṁ prāpto dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | tyaktvā tat kārmukaṁ chinnaṁ bhāradvājena saṁyuge ||
स कृच्छ्रं परमं प्राप्तो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः । त्यक्त्वा तत् कार्मुकं छिन्नं भारद्वाजेन संयुगे ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most dharma-centered person can be overwhelmed by the brutal contingencies of war; righteousness does not guarantee outward success, but it is tested through endurance and right response amid loss and humiliation.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira has fallen into extreme difficulty because Droṇa (called Bhāradvāja) has cut his bow in combat, forcing him to abandon the broken weapon on the battlefield.