Shloka 133
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
अभ्यद्रवन्त समरे भीम॑ भीमपराक्रमम् । प्रभो! उस शूरवीरकों मारा गया देख उसके भाई समरभूमिमें भयंकर पराक्रमी भीमसेनपर सब ओरसे टूट पड़े
abhyadravanta samare bhīmaṁ bhīmaparākramam | prabho! taṁ śūravīraṁ hataṁ dṛṣṭvā tasya bhrātaraḥ samarabhūmau bhayaṅkara-parākramiṇaṁ bhīmasenam sarvataḥ samantāt pratyapatanta |
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Sa gitna ng labanan, sila’y sumugod kay Bhīma—si Bhīma na may nakapanghihilakbot na lakas. O Panginoon, nang makita nilang napatay ang bayaning iyon, ang kanyang mga kapatid, nag-aalab sa dalamhati at tungkulin, ay dumagsa mula sa lahat ng panig sa larangan upang salakayin si Bhīmasena na kakila-kilabot ang kapangyarihan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya impulse of responding to a comrade’s death with collective retaliation—showing how grief and duty can intensify violence, and how valor in war often escalates cycles of retribution.
After a heroic warrior is seen slain, his brothers rush from all directions to attack Bhīmasena in the battle, recognizing him as a terrifyingly powerful opponent.