Shloka 9
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
दौर्योधनि: सुसंक्रुद्ध: सौभद्रं परवीरहा । विव्याध समरे राज॑स्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
dauryodhani su-sa kruddha saubhadra parav2brah01 |
vivy01dha samare r01ja s tad adbhutam iv01bhavat r01jan ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: Ang anak ni Duryodhana, nag-aalab sa matinding poot, ay pinana si Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)—ang pumupuksa sa mga bayani ng kaaway—sa gitna ng labanan, O Hari. Ang tanawing iyon ay wari’y isang kababalaghan, sapagkat ang kabataang mandirigmang lumalansag sa mga kalaban ay biglang natusok ng mga palaso sa kasagsagan ng sagupaan ng mga sandata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly the fortunes of war can turn: even a celebrated hero who is destroying enemy champions can be checked when an opponent, driven by intense wrath, finds an opening. Ethically, it also points to the peril of anger (krodha) as a driving force in combat—effective in action, yet spiritually corrosive and often tied to reckless escalation.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhritarashtra that Lakshmana, Duryodhana s son, became extremely angry and in the midst of battle pierced Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra), famed as a slayer of enemy heroes. The moment is described as astonishing, marking a dramatic strike against a formidable young warrior.