Shloka 33
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
अद्भुतं च महाराज तत्र चक्रे वृकोदर: । यत् पुत्रांस्तेडवधीत् संख्ये द्रोणं चैव न््यवारयत्
adbhutaṃ ca mahārāja tatra cakre vṛkodaraḥ | yat putrāṃs te ’vadhīt saṅkhye droṇaṃ caiva nyavārayat ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，弗利寇达罗（毗摩）在那里施展了真正惊人的壮举：在激战之中，他斩杀了您的诸子，又遏止住德罗那，使其不得前进。这是在那片战场上非凡的威力展示。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights two battlefield virtues often praised in epic ethics: decisive valor (slaying enemies in open combat) and strategic restraint (checking a formidable opponent’s advance). It frames Bhīma’s action as extraordinary not merely for killing, but for controlling the flow of battle by containing Droṇa.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma (Vṛkodara) performed an astonishing deed on the battlefield: he killed some of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and simultaneously prevented Droṇa from pushing forward, thereby disrupting the Kaurava offensive.