Shloka 41
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
कलिड्नां च समरे भीमस्य च महात्मन: । जगत: प्रक्षयकरं घोररूपं भयावहम्,इधर धृष्टद्युम्म भी उस समरांगणमें धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके पास चले गये। तत्पश्चात् समरभूमिमें कलिंगदेशीय योद्धाओं और महामनस्वी भीमसेनका अत्यन्त भयंकर तथा रोमांचकारी युद्ध होने लगा। जो सम्पूर्ण जागत्का विनाश करनेवाला घोरस्वरूप एवं महान् भयदायक था
kaliṅgānāṃ ca samare bhīmasya ca mahātmanaḥ | jagataḥ prakṣayakaraṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayāvaham ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তাৰ পাছত ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত কলিঙ্গদেশীয় যোদ্ধাসকল আৰু মহাত্মা ভীমসেনৰ মাজত অতি ঘোৰ, ভয়ংকৰ সংঘৰ্ষ আৰম্ভ হ’ল; দেখিবলৈ দাৰুণ, ভীতি জগোৱা, যেন সমগ্ৰ জগতৰ প্ৰলয় ঘটাব পাৰে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming, world-shaking nature of war: when martial rage peaks, it seems capable of consuming everything. Even within a dharma-framed conflict, the text reminds the listener of war’s terrifying cost and the ethical weight borne by those who unleash such force.
Sañjaya reports that a fierce battle erupts between Bhīma and the Kalinga fighters. The combat is described as extraordinarily dreadful and fear-inducing, emphasizing Bhīma’s formidable power and the intensity of the clash on the battlefield.