Shloka 65
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
मामद्य सात्वतश्रेष्ठ पातयस्व महाहवे । त्वया हि देव संग्रामे हतस्यापि ममानघ
mām adya sātvataśreṣṭha pātayasva mahāhave | tvayā hi deva-saṅgrāme hatasyāpi mamānagha ||
ஹே சாத்த்வதசிரேஷ்டா! இம்மகாபோரில் இன்று என்னை வீழ்த்துவாயாக. ஹே நிர்மலனே! தெய்வப் போரில் உன் கையால் நான் கொல்லப்பட்டாலும் அது எனக்கு அவமானமல்ல; அதுவே எனக்குரிய சிறந்த முடிவு.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting death without fear when it comes through a worthy and righteous opponent; being struck down by a blameless, divinely guided figure is framed as an honorable end rather than a moral loss.
Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa with reverence, urging him to strike him down in the great battle, asserting that even death at Kṛṣṇa’s hands in a ‘divine combat’ would be acceptable and honorable.