Shloka 38
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
शरैनननाविधैस्तूर्ण पार्थ संछाद्य सर्वश: । सिंहनादं मुखै: कृत्वा समयुध्यन्त पाण्डवम्
śarair nanāvidhais tūrṇaṃ pārtha saṃchādya sarvaśaḥ | siṃhanādaṃ mukhaiḥ kṛtvā samayudhyanta pāṇḍavam ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nasugatan ng kanyang mga palaso, ang mga mandirigmang Pañcāla at ang bayani na si Sañjaya ay agad na nagpaulan kay Arjuna (Pārtha) ng sari-saring palaso, tinakpan siya sa lahat ng panig. Umuungal na parang mga leon, lumapit sila upang makipagsagupaan nang harapan sa Pāṇḍava—larawan ng tapang sa digmaan: ang sugatan ay hindi umurong, kundi tumugon sa panibagong lakas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the martial ethic of kṣatriya-dharma: even when wounded, warriors are expected to maintain courage, respond with disciplined force, and meet an opponent directly. It frames battlefield conduct as steadfastness under pressure rather than collapse into fear or disorder.
After being struck by Arjuna’s arrows, the Pañcāla fighters along with the warrior Sañjaya immediately counterattack. They unleash a dense volley of varied arrows that surrounds Arjuna from all directions, and with loud lion-like roars they press into close engagement with him.