Shloka 87
तद् बाणैररदितं यूथं रक्षसां पीनवक्षसाम् । सिंहेनेवार्दितं वन््यं गजानामाकुलं कुलम्,उन बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुआ चौड़ी छातीवाले राक्षसोंका वह समूह सिंहके सताये हुए जंगली हाथियोंके झुंडकी भाँति व्याकुल हो उठा
tad bāṇair arditaṁ yūthaṁ rakṣasāṁ pīnavakṣasām | siṁhenevārditaṁ vanyaṁ gajānām ākulaṁ kulam ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—সেই বাণে আঘাতপ্ৰাপ্ত, প্ৰশস্তবক্ষ ৰাক্ষসসকলৰ দলটো সিংহে তাড়িত বন্য হাতীৰ পালৰ দৰে ব্যাকুল হৈ উঠিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sheer physical might (the ‘broad-chested’ Rākṣasas) collapses when composure and cohesion are lost; in war, morale and order often decide outcomes as much as strength.
Sañjaya describes a troop of Rākṣasa fighters being severely pelted with arrows, becoming agitated and disordered, compared to wild elephants panicking under a lion’s attack.