Shloka 22
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
यत्र राजा पाण्डव: सत्यसंधो व्यवस्थितो भीमसेनार्जुनौ च । वासुदेव: सात्यकि: सृञ्जयाश्न यमौ च कस्तान् विषहेन्मदन्य:
yatra rājā pāṇḍavaḥ satyasaṃdho vyavasthito bhīmasenārjunau ca | vāsudevaḥ sātyakiḥ sṛñjayāś ca yamau ca kas tān viṣahen madanyaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“在那处，守真誓的般度王（坚守真理的由提施提罗）巍然列阵；在那处，怖军与阿周那据守；在那处，婆苏提婆（奎师那）、萨提耶吉、斯林阇耶诸勇士，以及那对孪生兄弟（那俱罗与萨诃提婆）亦皆布列——除我之外，谁还能承受这些战士的冲击？”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moral steadfastness (Yudhiṣṭhira as satyasaṃdha) and righteous solidarity amplify strength: dharma is portrayed not as abstract virtue but as a stabilizing force that gathers capable allies and makes a formation difficult to withstand.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava battle-array: Yudhiṣṭhira stands firm with Bhīma and Arjuna, supported by Kṛṣṇa, Sātyaki, the Sṛñjaya warriors, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva. He rhetorically asks who besides himself could endure their combined momentum, emphasizing their formidable presence on the battlefield.