Shloka 22
Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्ध गन्धर्वाणां तरस्विनाम् । बभूव भीमवेगानां पाण्डवानां च भारत
tataḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ gandharvāṇāṃ tarasvinām | babhūva bhīmavegānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata ||
ثم اندلعت معركةٌ عاصفةٌ شديدة بين الغندرفات ذوي البأس وبين الباندافا، الذين كان اندفاعهم كاندفاع بهيما—يا بهاراتا. وقد صُوِّر الاصطدام كمدٍّ جارفٍ من القوّة، يوقظ التوتر الأخلاقي بين الشجاعة وضبط النفس وسط نزاعٍ مباغت.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly force and pride can escalate into a chaotic battle; it implicitly invites reflection on kṣatriya valor tempered by restraint, since sheer might alone does not resolve the ethical stakes of conflict.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a violent, uproarious fight erupts between the powerful Gandharvas and the Pāṇḍavas, whose charge is described as Bhīma-like in speed and intensity.