Shloka 44
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
व्याप्रकेतुं सुशर्माणं चित्र चोग्रायुध॑ं जयम्
vyāpraketum suśarmāṇaṃ citra cograyudhaṃ jayam
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அவன் சுஷர்மாவையும், மேலும் கொடிய ஆயுதம் தாங்கிய சித்ரனையும் ஜயனையும் போரில் செயல்படத் தூண்டினான்।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of mobilizing capable warriors at the right moment. It reflects the kṣatriya-world emphasis on decisive action, coordination, and responsibility in war—where leaders and allies are urged into duty, even when the moral cost of violence remains implicit.
Sañjaya reports that Suśarmā—together with the warriors Citra and Jaya, described as wielders of formidable weapons—is being roused or deployed for action, indicating a tactical move to intensify or redirect fighting in the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.