Shloka 446
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
नाशकद् भरतश्रेष्ठ यतमानो महारथ: । भरतश्रेष्ठ! यद्यपि धृष्टद्युम्न रथहीन हो गये थे
na aśakad bharataśreṣṭha yatamāno mahārathaḥ |
三阇耶说道：“婆罗多族中最卓越者啊，纵使大车战士阿湿婆他摩竭尽全力，也不能杀死德利湿陀提优摩那。即便德利湿陀提优摩那已失战车，战马尽毙，弓被斩断，又屡遭箭创，身躯为兵刃所摧残破败，阿湿婆他摩虽百般苦战，终究未能取其性命。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sheer prowess and strenuous effort in war do not guarantee success; outcomes can be constrained by circumstance, timing, and the larger flow of destiny. It also reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that battlefield results are not purely mechanical products of strength, but are shaped by complex moral and cosmic factors.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāmā, despite being a formidable mahāratha, cannot kill Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Dhṛṣṭadyumna is described as severely disadvantaged—without chariot, horses slain, bow cut, and repeatedly wounded—yet he survives Aśvatthāmā’s attempts.