Shloka 15
Adhyāya 8: Saṃprahāra-varṇana and Bhīma–Kṣemadhūrti Dvipa-Yuddha
Combat Description and Elephant Duel
यो नामन्यत वै नित्यमच्युतं च धनंजयम् । न वृष्णीन् सहितानन्यान् स्वबाहुबलदर्पितः,जो अपने बाहुबलके घमंडमें भरकर श्रीकृष्णको, अर्जुनको तथा एक साथ आये हुए अन्यान्य वृष्णिवंशियोंको भी कभी कुछ नहीं समझता था
yo nāmanyata vai nityam acyutaṃ ca dhanaṃjayam | na vṛṣṇīn sahitān anyān svabāhubaladarpitaḥ ||
নিজ বাহুবলের অহংকারে উন্মত্ত হয়ে সে সর্বদা অচ্যুত কৃষ্ণ ও ধনঞ্জয় অর্জুনকে, এবং তাঁদের সঙ্গে সমবেত অন্যান্য বৃষ্ণিবংশীয়দেরও যথোচিত মর্যাদা দিত না।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pride in one’s own power (svabāhubaladarpitaḥ) leads to moral and strategic blindness: it makes a person dismiss those who embody steadiness (Acyuta/Kṛṣṇa), righteous prowess (Dhanaṃjaya/Arjuna), and the strength of a united community (the Vṛṣṇis).
Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior whose arrogance causes him to disregard Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and the assembled Vṛṣṇis—setting the tone for the consequences that follow when one underestimates formidable, dharmically aligned opponents.