Shloka 84
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
दीर्यते च महत् सैन्यं सृजजयानां महारणे,“उधर वह सूृंजयोंकी विशाल सेना भी महासमरमें विदीर्ण हो रही है। श्रीकृष्ण! वह हाथीकी रस्सीके चिह्नसे युक्त बुद्धिमान् कर्णका ध्वज दिखायी दे रहा है। वह राजाओंकी सेनाके बीच सानन्द विचरण कर रहा है
dīryate ca mahat sainyaṃ sṛñjayānāṃ mahāraṇe | tatra hastī-raśmi-cihna-yuktaḥ prājñaḥ karṇasya dhvajo dṛśyate | sa rājñāṃ senā-madhye sānandaṃ vicarati ||
Sañjaya nói: “Trong đại chiến ấy, đại quân Sṛñjaya đang bị xé nát. Hỡi Kṛṣṇa, kìa hiện ra lá cờ của Karṇa, người trí tuệ, mang dấu dây buộc voi. Nó ung dung, đầy tự tin như vui sướng, lướt giữa các đạo quân của chư vương.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how swiftly the balance of war can turn: even a vast, dharma-aligned host can be shattered when confronted by concentrated prowess. Ethically, it highlights the tragic cost of kṣatriya warfare—valor and exultation coexist with the disintegration of armies and the looming suffering that follows.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Sṛñjaya forces are being ripped apart in the great battle. He points out Karṇa’s banner—distinguished by an elephant-tether-rope emblem—moving exultantly among the armies of kings, indicating Karṇa’s aggressive advance and battlefield dominance at that moment.