Shloka 276
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
त्वं हि संश्रूयसे5त्यर्थमसह्यबलविक्रम: । “महाबाहो! ये ज्येष्ठ पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिर नकुल और सहदेवको साथ लेकर रणभूमिमें आपलोगोंके देखते-देखते मेरी सेनाको खदेड़ रहे हैं। प्रभो! महाबाहो! जैसे तटप्रान्त समुद्रको आगे बढ़नेसे रोकता है
sañjaya uvāca | tvaṃ hi saṃśrūyase 'tyartham asahyabala-vikramaḥ | mahābāho! ye jyeṣṭha-pāṇḍuputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ nakulaṃ ca sahadevaṃ ca sārdhaṃ nītvā raṇabhūmau yuṣmākaṃ paśyatāṃ paśyatāṃ mama senāṃ khādayanti (khādayanti/khādayanti iti pāṭhāntara-sambhavaḥ) | prabho! mahābāho! yathā taṭaprāntaḥ samudraṃ pravardhamānaṃ nivārayati, tathā tvam api yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pravardhamānaṃ nivāraya; yataḥ tava balaṃ vikramaś ca atyantaṃ asahya iti śrūyate ||
三阇耶说道：“你素以力勇无可抵当而闻名。大臂者啊！般度长子坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）与那俱罗、娑诃提婆一道，正在战场上当着你的面驱逐我的军队。主上，大臂者！正如海岸阻遏大海的推进，你也当遏止坚战的前进；因为人们都说你的力量与英勇令人难以承受。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reputation and responsibility converge in war: a leader famed for irresistible strength is ethically and strategically obliged to act decisively to protect his side, restraining harm and preventing collapse when danger is visible.
Sanjaya reports that Yudhishthira, with Nakula and Sahadeva, is routing the army. He urges a mighty warrior on the opposing side to stop Yudhishthira’s advance, using the image of a shoreline holding back the sea.