Shloka 316
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
मेघजालस्य महतो यथा मध्यगतो रवि: । उस गजसेनाके बीचमें पड़े हुए पाण्डुनन्दन भीमसेन महान् मेघसमूहके मध्यमें स्थित हुए सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित होने लगे
meghajālasya mahato yathā madhyagato raviḥ | gajasenāyā madhye patitaḥ pāṇḍunandano bhīmaseno mahān meghasamūhasya madhye sthita iva sūryaḥ samprakāśata |
Sañjaya sprach: Wie die Sonne leuchtet, wenn sie inmitten einer gewaltigen Wolkenmasse steht, so begann auch Bhimasena, der Pandava-Prinz, obgleich er in das Zentrum des Elefantenkorps geraten war, in auffälligem Glanz zu strahlen—seine Tapferkeit und sein gerechter Entschluss nach dem Dharma machten ihn sichtbar und furchterregend im Gedränge des Krieges.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous courage and steadfastness can make a person stand out even when surrounded by overwhelming danger; inner resolve (dharma-driven valor) becomes a kind of radiance that cannot be concealed by external adversity.
Sanjaya describes Bhima entering (or being caught within) the dense formation of the enemy’s elephant troops; despite the peril and confusion, Bhima becomes strikingly visible and dominant, compared to the sun shining from within a great mass of clouds.