Shloka 38
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
पुत्रास्तु तव तं दृष्टया भीमसेनपराक्रमम्
sañjaya uvāca | putrās tu tava taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasena-parākramam, rājan, ye 'nye śeṣāḥ putrāḥ tatra samavasthitāḥ te 'pi tasya bhayena pīḍitāḥ mahāmanāḥ pāṇḍu-kumārasya bāṇa-māraṃ sahamānāḥ sarvā diśaḥ pradrutāḥ |
三阇耶说道：大王啊，你其余的儿子在彼处见到毗摩军的威势，也都为恐惧所伤；他们抵挡不住般度那位高贵之子的箭雨，遂向四方溃逃。此景昭示：傲慢在显然的勇武前崩塌，而恐惧能使不义之师的凝聚顷刻瓦解。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological truth: when a cause lacks inner righteousness and unity, fear spreads quickly; visible courage and competence (here Bhima’s prowess) can shatter the morale of those driven by attachment and aggression rather than dharma.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that the remaining Kaurava princes, seeing Bhima’s formidable might, become terrified, fail to endure the Pandava’s arrow-strikes, and scatter—fleeing in all directions on the battlefield.