Shloka 18
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
तान् भीमसेन: संक्रुद्धों धृष्टद्युम्नश्व॒ पार्षत: । द्रौपदेयाइभिमन्युश्न माद्रीपुत्रो च पाण्डवी
tān bhīmasenaḥ saṅkruddho dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ | draupadeyāś cābhimanyuś ca mādrīputraś ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：彼等为愤怒炽燃的毗摩塞那所阻，又为帕尔沙多（德鲁帕达）之子德里什塔丢姆那所遏，并有德劳帕底诸子、阿毗曼纽，以及摩德丽所生之般度子同来相助。人中之主啊，这些英雄以种种兵刃与飞矢多方击打，纪律如墙，挡住敌方诸勇将于战阵拥迫之中。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights coordinated martial responsibility: key Pāṇḍava champions act together to restrain the enemy’s advance. Ethically, it reflects kṣatriya-dharma—protecting one’s side through disciplined resistance—while also showing how anger (saṅkruddha) is present yet directed toward a collective duty in war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a group of Pāṇḍava heroes—Bhīma, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Draupadī’s sons, Abhimanyu, and the Mādrī-born Pāṇḍava(s)—blocked and engaged the opposing warriors, striking with various weapons and missiles in the thick of battle.