Shloka 5
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
त॑ भीमसेन: समरे महोदधिमिवापरम् | सेनासागरमक्षोभ्यं वेलेव समवारयत्,दूसरे महासागरके समान उस अक्षोभ्य सैन्यसमुद्रको युद्धमें भीमसेनने तटप्रदेशकी भाँति रोक दिया
taṁ bhīmasenaḥ samare mahodadhim ivāparam | senāsāgaram akṣobhyaṁ velā iva samavārayat ||
তখন সমরে ভীমসেন সেই অক্ষোভ্য সৈন্যসমুদ্রকে—যেন আর এক মহাসাগর—তটরেখার মতোই রোধ করে দাঁড়ালেন।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights controlled strength: in dharmic warfare, true heroism includes the capacity to restrain and contain overwhelming aggression, protecting one’s side through steadfast resistance rather than mere rage.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma on the battlefield halting a massive, seemingly unshakable enemy host. The army is compared to an ocean, and Bhīma’s resistance to a shoreline that holds back the sea.