Shloka 213
बल॑ कुरूणामुद्विग्नं सर्वमासीत् पराड्मुखम् । रणभूमिमें उद्विग्न हुई सारी कौरव-सेनाने महाबाहु भीमसेनको छोड़कर युद्धसे मुँह मोड़ लिया
balaṁ kurūṇām udvignaṁ sarvam āsīt parāṅmukham | raṇabhūmau udvignā sarvā kaurava-senā mahābāhu bhīmasenaṁ vihāya yuddhāt mukhaṁ nyavartayat |
सञ्जय उवाच—कुरूणां बलं सर्वमुद्विग्नं पराड्मुखमासीत्। रणभूमौ भीमसेनं महाबाहुं विहाय, कौरवसैन्यं सर्वं भयात् युद्धात् विमुखं बभूव।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Collective power depends on steadiness of mind: when fear spreads, even a large force can collapse into retreat; true kṣatriya-dharma requires courage and composure under pressure.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava forces on the battlefield become alarmed and turn away from fighting; Bhīmasena is singled out as the formidable presence around whom the scene is framed.