Shloka 526
नन््यमज्जन्त महाराज कड़कबर्हिणवासस: । महाराज! कंक और मयूरके पंखवाले वे भयंकर नाराच महामनस्वी पाण्बुपुत्र भीमसेनका कवच छेदकर उनके शरीरमें डूब गये
nanyamajjan mahārāja kaṅkabārhiṇavāsasaḥ | mahārāja! kaṅka-mayūra-pakṣavanto te bhayaṅkarā nārācā mahāmanasvī pāṇḍuputra-bhīmasenasya kavacaṃ chittvā tasya śarīre nimagnāḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang mga kakila-kilabot na palasong nārāca na may balahibo ng buwitre at paboreal ay hindi huminto. Nabutas at nabiyak nila ang baluti ni Bhīmasena—ang marangal na anak ni Pāṇḍu—at bumaon nang malalim sa kanyang katawan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh impartiality of battle: strength and status do not guarantee safety. When defenses (armor, preparedness) fail, even a great warrior becomes vulnerable—inviting reflection on the limits of bodily power and the grave consequences inherent in kṣatriya warfare.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that fearsome, feather-fletched nārāca arrows pierce Bhīma’s armor and lodge in his body, indicating a moment where Bhīma is struck severely amid the fighting in Karṇa Parva.