अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
पुनर्युद्धाय समरे प्रययुर्भीमपार्षतौ । ततो युधिष्ठटिर: प्राह समाहूय स्वसैनिकान्
punar yuddhāya samare prayayur bhīmapārṣatau | tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāha samāhūya svasainikān ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Muling sumulong sa larangan ng digmaan sina Bhīma at Pārṣata, na may hangaring ipagpatuloy ang labanan. Pagkaraan, ipinatawag ni Yudhiṣṭhira ang sarili niyang mga kawal at nagsalita sa kanila—hudyat ng maingat at tungkuling pag-aayos muli ng pakikidigma, hindi ng bulag na poot o biglaang bugso.
संजय उवाच
Even amid violence, action is framed by responsibility and command: warriors advance to fight, but the righteous king first gathers and instructs his forces, emphasizing disciplined, duty-oriented conduct rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Bhīma and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) move forward again to re-engage in combat. Immediately after, Yudhiṣṭhira calls his own soldiers together and begins to address them, indicating a coordinated response in the ongoing battle.