Shloka 69
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
अभिद्रवन्ति च रणे मृद्नन्त: सायके: परान् | पश्यस्वैषां च माहात्म्यं पज्चाला हि पराक्रमात्
abhidravanti ca raṇe mṛdnantaḥ sāyakaiḥ parān | paśyasvaiṣāṃ ca māhātmyaṃ pañcālā hi parākramāt ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Sumusugod sila sa labanan at dinudurog ang kaaway sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga palaso. Masdan ang kanilang kadakilaan—ang mga Pañcāla, sa dalisay na kagitingan, ay nagpapamalas ng pambihirang lakas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣātra-parākrama—courage and disciplined martial effort in the midst of war—presenting valor as a recognized excellence when exercised with resolve and effectiveness, even amid the tragic setting of battle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pañcāla fighters are charging into the fray and overpowering their opponents with volleys of arrows, urging the listener to notice their remarkable prowess.