Shloka 41
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
ततो हाहाकृते सैन्ये दृष्टवा भीम॑ नृपाउब्रुवन् रुद्रोडयं भीमरूपेण धार्तराष्ट्रेषु युध्यति,यह देखकर कौरव-सेनामें हाहाकार मच गया। भीमसेनको देखकर राजालोग कहने लगे “ये साक्षात् भगवान् रुद्र ही भीमसेनका रूप धारण करके धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंके साथ युद्ध कर रहे हैं'
tato hāhākṛte sainye dṛṣṭvā bhīmaṁ nṛpā ūcuḥ | rudro ’yaṁ bhīmarūpeṇa dhārtarāṣṭreṣu yudhyati ||
এই দৃশ্য দেখি কৌৰৱ-সেনাত হাহাকাৰ উঠিল। ভীমক দেখি ৰজাসকলে ক’লে—“ই সাক্ষাৎ ৰুদ্ৰ; ভীমৰূপ ধৰি ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰপুত্ৰসকলৰ সৈতে যুদ্ধ কৰি আছে।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary valor aligned with a perceived righteous cause can appear ‘divine’ to onlookers: Bhīma’s overwhelming force is interpreted as Rudra’s presence. Ethically, it shows the moral-psychological dimension of war—fear and awe arise when power seems sanctioned by a higher order.
As Bhīma advances and fights the Dhārtarāṣṭras, the Kaurava host breaks into an uproar. Kings witnessing him declare that Rudra himself, in Bhīma’s terrifying form, is battling the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.