Shloka 416
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
दृष्टवा पार्थ महाबाहुं भीष्मायोद्यतमाहवे । महाबाहु कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनको भीष्मके साथ युद्ध करनेके लिये उद्यत देख युधिष्ठिरकी वह भागती हुई विशाल सेना पुनः लौट आयी
dṛṣṭvā pārtha mahābāhuṃ bhīṣmāyodyatam āhave | mahābāhu kuntīkumāra arjunako bhīṣmake sātha yuddha karaneke liye udyata dekh yudhiṣṭhirakī vah bhāgatī huī viśāl senā punaḥ lauṭa āyī
Wika ni Sañjaya: Nang makita si Arjuna na makapangyarihan ang mga bisig, anak ni Kuntī, na nakahandang lumaban upang harapin si Bhīṣma, ang napakalaking hukbo ni Yudhiṣṭhira—na kanina’y tumatakas—ay lumingon at nagbalik muli. Ang tanaw sa matatag na pasya ni Arjuna ang nagpanumbalik ng tapang at kaayusan, pumigil sa pagkataranta, at muling nagpatibay sa tungkuling tumindig nang matatag sa digmaang makatarungan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast leadership and visible resolve can restore collective courage; in a dharmic conflict, abandoning one’s duty out of fear leads to disorder, while firm commitment to rightful responsibility reestablishes morale and discipline.
The Pāṇḍava forces under Yudhiṣṭhira had begun to flee. When they see Arjuna—mighty and prepared to fight Bhīṣma—standing ready, the army regains confidence and turns back to rejoin the battle.