Shloka 383
Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ
Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors
हृद्गतं मनसा प्राह ध्यात्वा धर्मभृतां वर: | मदोन्मत्त भीमसेनके बारंबार गर्जना करनेपर धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ धर्मपुत्र महाबाहु युधिष्ठिर मुसकराकर मन-ही-मन कुछ सोचते हुए अपने हृदयकी बात इस प्रकार कहने लगे --
hṛdgataṃ manasā prāha dhyātvā dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ | madonmatta-bhīmasenake bāraṃbāra garjanā karanepar dharmātmāoṃ meṃ śreṣṭha dharmaputra mahābāhu yudhiṣṭhira muskarākar mana-hī-mana kuch socte hue apane hṛdayakī bāt isa prakāra kahane lage --
सञ्जय उवाच—धर्मभृतां वरः स धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरो महाबाहुः, हृदि स्थितं मनसा ध्यात्वा, भीमसेनस्य मदोन्मत्तस्य पुनः पुनर्गर्जनं श्रुत्वा, स्मित्वा स्वान्तरे मौनं विचिन्त्य, हृदयगतं वचनमिदं प्राह।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the frenzy of war and displays of strength, the dharmic leader is portrayed as inwardly reflective and self-possessed—acting from considered conviction rather than from intoxicated impulse.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma repeatedly roaring in battle-excitement, while Yudhiṣṭhira, calm and smiling, thinks silently and then begins to voice what is in his heart.