Shloka 45
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
दधार सुप्रतीको5पि वेलेव मकरालयम् । समरभूमिमें अपनी ओर आते हुए उस हाथीको गजराज सुप्रतीकने उसी प्रकार रोक दिया, जैसे तटकी भूमि समुद्रको आगे बढ़नेसे रोके रहती है || ४४ हू ।।
sañjaya uvāca | dadhāra supratīko 'pi veleva makarālayam | vāritaṃ prekṣya nāgendraṃ daśārṇasya mahātmanā ||
قال سنجيا: حتى سُبرَتِيكا أمسكه وردّه—كما يردّ الشاطئُ المحيطَ، مأوى كائنات البحر. ولمّا رأوا سيّد الأفيال قد كُفَّ على يد ذلك العظيم النفس من دَشَارْنَة، انكفأ زخمُ القتال، كأنّ الطبيعة نفسها وضعت حدًّا للقوّة إذا انفلتت من عقالها.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even immense force must meet a boundary: rightful resistance and disciplined restraint can check overwhelming power, just as the shore sets a limit to the sea. In the ethical frame of battle, strength is meaningful when governed by control and order.
Sañjaya describes an elephant-king being stopped in the battlefield. Supratīka restrains the oncoming elephant, and the Daśārṇa warrior’s action is compared to a shoreline halting the ocean’s advance.