Shloka 9
स विक्षरन् नाग इव प्रभिन्नो गदामस्मै तुमुले प्राहिणोद् वै । तयाहरद् दश धन्वन्तराणि दुःशासनं भीमसेन: प्रसहा
sa vikṣaran nāga iva prabhinnō gadām asmai tumule prāhiṇod vai | tayāharad daśa dhanvantarāṇi duḥśāsanaṃ bhīmasenaḥ prasahya ||
সঞ্জয় ক’লে— আঘাতৰ পৰা ৰক্ত ঝৰাই, মদজল বোৱা মত্ত গজৰাজৰ দৰে ভীমসেনে সেই ঘোৰ যুদ্ধ-কোলাহলত দুঃশাসনৰ ওপৰত গদা নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে। সেই আঘাতত দুঃশাসন বলপূৰ্বক পৰাভূত হৈ সম্পূৰ্ণ দহ ধনুৰ্মাত্ৰ পিছলৈ ঠেলি দিয়া হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its starkest form: steadfastness under injury and the use of force to check an aggressor. Ethically, it frames battlefield violence as disciplined, goal-directed action within a dharmic war narrative—endurance, resolve, and the consequences of enmity carried to its climax.
In the Karṇa Parva battle, Bhīma—though bleeding—attacks Duḥśāsana with a mace. The blow is so powerful that Duḥśāsana is driven back ten bow-lengths, emphasizing Bhīma’s ferocity and strength amid the chaos of combat.