Shloka 46
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
खड्गेन शितधारेण संयुगे गजयोधिनाम् | पदातिरेक: संक्रुद्धः शत्रूणां भयवर्धन:
khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa saṁyuge gajayodhinām | padātirekaḥ saṁkruddhaḥ śatrūṇāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ ||
গজযোদ্ধাদের সঙ্গে সংঘর্ষে, তীক্ষ্ণধার খড়্গধারী সেই ক্রুদ্ধ পদাতিক একাই শত্রুদের ভয় বৃদ্ধি করল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a martial-ethical insight: courage, disciplined skill, and fierce resolve can shift the balance of fear and morale in battle, so apparent disadvantages (being on foot against elephant troops) do not determine outcomes by themselves.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment in which a single enraged infantryman, armed with a very sharp sword, confronts elephant-mounted fighters and becomes a cause of fear among the opposing side.