Shloka 33
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
तथैव भीमसेनो<पि राक्षसश्ष घटोत्कच: । सात्यकिश्नेकितानश्ष द्रौपदेयाक्ष भारत
tathaiva bhīmaseno 'pi rākṣasaś ca ghaṭotkacaḥ | sātyakiś cekitānaś ca draupadeyāś ca bhārata ||
三阇耶说道：“同样地，彼摩塞那也与罗刹迦托特迦遮、萨底耶迦、车吉多那以及德劳帕蒂之子们合力，开始在战场上驱逐你的儿子与其军队，正如诸天驱逐群魔一般。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective strength and coordinated allies can decisively shift a battle’s course; ethically, it reflects the tragic complexity of dharma in war—heroism and duty operate amid familial conflict, and immediate victory does not automatically settle moral legitimacy.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, Ghaṭotkaca, Sātyaki, Cekitāna, and Draupadī’s five sons are pressing hard in combat, driving back the Kaurava forces like the gods driving away demons.