Shloka 34
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
मद्रराजरथं प्राप्तं मृत्योरास्यगतं यथा । अभ्यपद्यत संग्रामे युधिष्ठिरममित्रजित्
madra-rāja-rathaṁ prāptaṁ mṛtyor āsyagataṁ yathā | abhyapadyata saṅgrāme yudhiṣṭhiram amitrajit ||
三阇耶说道：见到坚战王（Yudhiṣṭhira）已逼近摩陀罗王战车的范围，宛如踏入死神之口，克敌的毗摩塞那（Bhīmasena）便在战场上疾冲而前，欲与之交战。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in crisis: when a righteous leader is exposed to grave danger, a warrior’s duty includes swift protective action. It also frames battlefield risk in ethical terms—Yudhiṣṭhira’s peril is not merely tactical but a threat to the moral center of the Pāṇḍava cause.
Yudhiṣṭhira has approached the Madra king Śalya’s chariot, a highly dangerous position likened to entering Death’s mouth. Seeing this, Bhīma—described as a conqueror of foes—rushes forward in the battle to confront the threat and defend his brother.