Shloka 9
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
धार्रराष्ट्रान सुसंक्रुद्धान् दृष्टया भीमो महारथ: । भीष्मेण समरे गुप्तां प्रविवेश महाचमूम्
sañjaya uvāca |
dhārtarāṣṭrān susaṅkruddhān dṛṣṭvā bhīmo mahārathaḥ |
bhīṣmeṇa samare guptāṃ praviveśa mahācamūm ||
(duḥśāsanaḥ durviṣahaḥ duḥsahaḥ durmadaḥ jayaḥ jayatsenaḥ vikarṇaḥ citrasenaḥ sudarśanaḥ cārucitraḥ suvarmā duṣkarṇaḥ tathā karṇaḥ—ete ca anye bahavo 'pi tava mahārathāḥ putrāḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantaḥ krodhāt prajvalitāḥ iti bhāvaḥ) ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nang makita niyang nag-aalab sa galit ang mga anak ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra, ang dakilang mandirigmang-karwahe na si Bhīma ay pumasok sa malawak na hukbo ng mga Kaurava sa larangan ng digmaan—isang hukbong binabantayan at tinatakpan ng kapangyarihan ni Bhīṣma. Malapit doon ay nakatayo ang marami sa iyong makapangyarihang mga anak at kampeon—Duḥśāsana, Durviṣaha, Duḥsaha, Durmada, Jaya, Jayatsena, Vikarṇa, Citrasena, Sudarśana, Cārucitra, Suvarmā, Duṣkarṇa, at Karṇa—na lalong nagngitngit sa paglusob ni Bhīma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast resolve in the face of overwhelming opposition: Bhīma advances even when the enemy is shielded by Bhīṣma, suggesting that commitment to one’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) requires courage and clarity even against formidable, socially ‘protected’ power.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, seeing the enraged Kaurava princes and warriors nearby, penetrates the massive Kaurava formation on the battlefield—an army defended under Bhīṣma’s protection—signaling an aggressive push into the enemy’s guarded ranks.