Shloka 453
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
यद् गदाभिहतो भीमो नाकम्पत पदात् पदम् | राजन्! गदाकी चोट खाकर भी जो भीमसेन एक पग भी इधर-उधर नहीं हुए, वह महान् आश्वर्यकी बात थी, जिसकी सभी सैनिकोंने भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की
yad gadābhihato bhīmo nākampata padāt padam | rājan |
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে ৰাজন! গদাৰ আঘাত লাগিলেও ভীম এক পদো নচলিল। সেই প্ৰচণ্ড প্ৰহাৰৰ মাজতো তেওঁৰ অচল ধৈৰ্য মহা আশ্চৰ্য আছিল; চাৰিওফালৰ যোদ্ধাসকলে তাক ভুৰি-ভুৰি প্ৰশংসা কৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under adversity: true strength is not merely the ability to strike, but the capacity to remain unshaken when struck. In the ethical frame of kṣatriya-dharma, composure and firmness in the face of danger are praised as marks of heroic discipline.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, even after being hit by a mace, did not stagger or give ground by even a step. The surrounding warriors regard this as extraordinary and praise Bhīma’s unwavering stance during the mace-combat episode of the war.