Shloka 12
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
पोथयन् रथवृन्दानि वाजिवृन्दानि चाभिभू: । कर्षयन् रथवृन्दानि बाहुवेगेन पाण्डव:
pothayan rathavṛndāni vājivṛndāni cābhibhūḥ | karṣayan rathavṛndāni bāhuvegena pāṇḍavaḥ ||
ปาณฑพผู้ทรงเดชเข้าบดขยี้หมู่รถศึกและหมู่ม้าให้พ่ายแพ้ แล้วด้วยแรงแขนมหาศาลก็ฉุดลากหมู่รถศึกให้แตกกระจาย
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethic: decisive action, courage, and strength used to protect one’s side and fulfill duty. It also implies that in war, formations and numbers can be broken by concentrated valor—yet such power remains morally weighty because it operates within a larger struggle over dharma.
Sañjaya describes a Pāṇḍava warrior overpowering enemy chariot-groups and horse-masses, striking them and even dragging chariot-formations by arm-strength, thereby disrupting the opposing battle array.