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Shloka 71

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

एक: संख्ये महेष्वासो योधयन्‌ बह्नशोभत । जिस समय राधापुत्र कर्ण पाण्डवोंके साथ उलझा हुआ था

ekaḥ saṅkhye maheṣvāso yodhayan bahuśobhata | tatrāpi marmasu bhīmena nārācais tāḍitā gajāḥ ||

Wika ni Sanjaya: Sa labang iyon, ang dakilang mamamana na si Bhīma ay nakipaglaban nang mag-isa at nagningning sa kagitingan. Sa mismong sandaling ang anak ni Rādhā na si Karṇa ay nakasangkot sa pakikipagsagupaan sa mga Pāṇḍava, si Bhīmasena—na lubos nang nag-aalab ang poot—ay pumupuksa sa lahat ng panig sa mga hukbo ng Bāhlīka, Kekaya, Matsya, Vāsātīya, Madra at Sindhu sa pamamagitan ng mga palasong kakila-kilabot na wari’y pamalo ni Yama. Maging ang mga elepante roon, nang tamaan sa mga maselang bahagi ng mga palasong bakal ni Bhīma, ay nanginig at nayanig sa bigat ng kanyang paglusob.

एकःalone/one
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संख्येin battle
संख्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
महेष्वासःgreat bowman
महेष्वासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
योधयन्fighting
योधयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
बह्नाby/with many (ways/means)
बह्ना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
शोभतshone/was splendid
शोभत:
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
मर्मसुin the vital spots
मर्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
भीमेनby Bhima
भीमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
नाराचैःwith iron arrows
नाराचैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनाराच
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ताडिताःstruck/smitten
ताडिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootताडित
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
गजाःelephants
गजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
K
Karṇa (Rādhāputra)
P
Pāṇḍavas
B
Bāhlīka troops
K
Kekaya troops
M
Matsya troops
V
Vāsātīya troops
M
Madra troops
S
Sindhu troops
Y
Yama (as ethical-symbolic reference: daṇḍa of Yama)
N
nārāca (iron arrows)
G
gaja (war-elephants)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast courage and decisive action in a just war, while also warning of how anger (krodha) amplifies destructive power—linking battlefield prowess with the moral gravity of death through the image of Yama’s staff.

As Karṇa is occupied fighting the Pāṇḍavas, Bhīma rages through allied enemy contingents (Bāhlīka, Kekaya, Matsya, Vāsātīya, Madra, Sindhu), slaughtering them from all sides; he even brings down war-elephants by striking their vital points with heavy iron arrows.