Shloka 65
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
मामद्य सात्वतश्रेष्ठ पातयस्व महाहवे । त्वया हि देव संग्रामे हतस्यापि ममानघ
mām adya sātvataśreṣṭha pātayasva mahāhave | tvayā hi deva-saṅgrāme hatasyāpi mamānagha ||
اے ساتوتوں کے سردار! آج اس عظیم معرکے میں مجھے گرا دو۔ اے بےگناہ! دیویہ جنگ میں تمہارے ہاتھوں مارا جانا بھی میرے لیے رسوائی نہیں؛ بلکہ یہی میرے لیے شایانِ شان انجام ہے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting death without fear when it comes through a worthy and righteous opponent; being struck down by a blameless, divinely guided figure is framed as an honorable end rather than a moral loss.
Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa with reverence, urging him to strike him down in the great battle, asserting that even death at Kṛṣṇa’s hands in a ‘divine combat’ would be acceptable and honorable.