Shloka 16
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
तमुद्यतं रथेनैकमाशुकारिणमाहवे । अनेकमिव संत्रासान्मेनिरे तत्र कौरवा:
tam udyataṁ rathenaikam āśukāriṇam āhave | anekam iva saṁtrāsān menire tatra kauravāḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：见他冲锋而来——独驾战车，战阵中迅疾如电——在场的俱卢人被恐惧所压倒，竟以为他仿佛化作多人。此景昭示：勇气与武艺能放大一名战士的威势，而惊惶则扭曲目见，削弱军心与决断。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fear can distort judgment: when an army loses composure, even a single resolute warrior appears multiplied. The verse highlights the ethical-psychological dimension of warfare—steadfastness strengthens, panic weakens.
A swift warrior (contextually King Drupada) advances alone in his chariot and showers attacks so effectively that the Kauravas, terrified, perceive him as if he were many fighters rather than one.