Shloka 276
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
चिच्छेद समरे वीरस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् । तदनन्तर वीर युधिष्ठिरने समरांगणमें द्रोणाचार्यके चलाये हुए सहस्रों बाणोंके टुकड़े- टुकड़े कर डाले। वह अद्भुत-सी बात हुई
sañjaya uvāca |
chiccheda samare vīras tad adbhutam ivābhavat |
tad-anantaraṁ vīra yudhiṣṭhireṇa samara-aṅgaṇe droṇācārya-calitānāṁ sahasrāṇāṁ bāṇānāṁ ṭukḍe-ṭukḍe kṛtvā chedanam akriyata; tad adbhuta-sadṛśaṁ babhūva |
समरे वीरः तान् बाणान् चिच्छेद; तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्। तदनन्तरं वीरः युधिष्ठिरः समराङ्गणे द्रोणाचार्येण मुक्तानां सहस्रशो बाणानां खण्डान् खण्डान् व्यधमत्; सा चाद्भुतैव घटना बभूव।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined prowess in warfare: true strength is shown not merely by attacking, but by controlled mastery—neutralizing harm efficiently. In the Mahabharata’s ethical frame, such skill serves kshatriya-dharma when exercised with restraint and purpose rather than cruelty.
Sanjaya describes a battlefield moment where Yudhishthira counters Drona’s massive volley—thousands of arrows—by cutting them into pieces mid-combat, an act regarded as astonishing.