Shloka 9
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
तथैवान्ये महीपाला नानादेशसमागता: । पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त विविधायुधपाणय:,इसी प्रकार विभिन्न देशोंसे आये हुए अन्य भूपाल भी हाथोंमें नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्र लिये पाण्डवोंपर आक्रमण करने लगे
tathaivānye mahīpālā nānādeśasamāgatāḥ | pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：同样地，其他诸王也从各地会集而来，手执种种兵器，向般度五子推进而攻。于是战祸不再只是两家之争，而扩展为诸邦之战；诸侯因盟约、野心与自以为是的职责而投身杀伐，使战场之上，达摩的秩序亦遭受考验。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war rapidly expands through networks of rulers and alliances: many kings from many lands join in, turning a dispute into a widespread moral crisis. It implicitly frames the battlefield as a place where perceived duty (especially kṣatriya-dharma) and political ambition collide, intensifying the ethical stakes for all participants.
Sañjaya reports that additional kings, gathered from various regions, move to attack the Pāṇḍavas, each carrying different weapons. The scene conveys the swelling momentum of the Kurukṣetra battle as more forces converge upon the Pāṇḍava side.