Shloka 35
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
नच तं ममृषे भीम: सिंहनादं महाहवे
sañjaya uvāca |
na ca taṃ mamṛṣe bhīmaḥ siṃhanādaṃ mahāhave |
bhīmasenaḥ sa mahāsamare bhānumataḥ sā garjanāṃ na sahasā soḍhum aśakat |
sa ca bhūyaḥ siṃhasyeva nādaṃ cakāra |
tasya nādena kaliṅgānāṃ sā viśālā vāhinī saṃtrastābhavat |
Sañjaya sprach: In jener großen Schlacht konnte Bhīma das löwengleiche Brüllen Bhānumāns nicht ertragen. Gereizt stieß Bhīmasena einen noch mächtigeren, löwenhaften Schrei aus. Von der Wucht dieses Rufes geriet das gewaltige Heer der Kalingas in Schrecken — ein Zeichen dafür, dass im Krieg Mut und Einschüchterung nicht nur durch Waffen, sondern ebenso durch Geist und Klang ringen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kshatriya battlefield ethic: courage is tested not only by weapons but by psychological force. Endurance, resolve, and the ability to inspire fearlessness in one’s own side (and fear in the enemy) are portrayed as decisive moral-psychological factors in war.
Bhānumān gives a powerful battle-roar. Bhima cannot tolerate it and responds with an even louder lion-like shout. Bhima’s roar frightens and unsettles the large Kalinga force.