Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 19
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
यमदण्डोपमामुग्रामिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनाम् | ददृशुर्भीमसेनस्य रौद्रीं विशसनीं गदाम्
yamadaṇḍopamām ugrām indrāśani-samasvanām | dadṛśur bhīmasenasya raudrīṁ viśasanīṁ gadām ||
Sañjaya sprach: Sie erblickten Bhīmasenas Keule—wild wie Yamas Strafstab und dröhnend wie Indras Vajra—schrecklich und zornentbrannt, eine Waffe, die zum Schlachten gemacht ist.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how instruments of war embody death and moral peril: the mace is likened to Yama’s punitive staff and Indra’s thunder, reminding the listener that violence, even in a dharma-war, carries terrifying, irreversible consequences.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield spectacle: observers see Bhīma’s mace, terrifying in appearance and sound, emphasizing Bhīma’s destructive power and foreshadowing the lethal impact of his combat.
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