Shloka 28
यथा सुरपति: शक्रस्त्रासयामास दानवान् | तथैव समरे राजा द्रावयामास पाण्डवान्,जैसे देवराज इन्द्रने दानवोंकों भयभीत किया था, उसी प्रकार भगदत्तने पाण्डवसैनिकोंको भयभीत करके भगाना आरम्भ किया
yathā surapatiḥ śakrast rāsayāmāsa dānavān | tathaiva samare rājā drāvayāmāsa pāṇḍavān |
جیسے دیوراج شکر نے دانَووں کو دہشت زدہ کر دیا تھا، ویسے ہی اس جنگ میں راجا بھگدَتّ نے پانڈوؤں کو خوف زدہ کر کے پسپا کرنا شروع کر دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear can spread swiftly in war when confronted by overwhelming force, and it frames human martial power through a divine analogy (Indra vs. Dānavas), reminding readers that morale and perceived might strongly influence outcomes.
Sañjaya reports that Bhagadatta, fighting on the Kaurava side, began to drive back the Pāṇḍava forces; his onslaught is likened to Indra terrifying the Dānavas, emphasizing the intensity of his attack and the resulting rout.