Shloka 126
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
भीमो धनंजयान्वेषी कस्तमाच्छेज्जिजीविषु: । जो भीमसेन अकेले ही द्रोणाचार्यको मथकर धनंजयका पता लगानेके लिये मेरी सेनामें घुस आये, उनका सामना करनेके लिये जीवित रहनेकी इच्छावाला कौन पुरुष जा सकता है?
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | bhīmo dhanañjayānveṣī kastam ācchij jijīviṣuḥ |
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच— भीमो धनंजयान्वेषी कस्तमाच्छेज्जिजीविषुः । यः स एक एव द्रोणाचार्यं मथित्वा धनंजयस्य मार्गणार्थं मम सैन्यं प्रविशेत्, तं प्रतियातुं जिजीविषुः कः पुमान् शक्नुयात्?
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming valor and single-minded purpose can render ordinary calculations of safety irrelevant; it also reflects the psychological dimension of dharma-yuddha, where fear, duty, and loyalty collide in the minds of leaders and warriors.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts to the report of Bhīma’s advance: Bhīma is pressing forward in the battle while searching for Arjuna (Dhanañjaya). The king, alarmed, asks rhetorically who would dare confront Bhīma if they still value their life.