Shloka 36
भीष्मस्य जलप्रार्थना — अर्जुनस्य पर्जन्यास्त्रप्रयोगः — दुर्योधनं प्रति सन्ध्युपदेशः
Bhīṣma’s request for water; Arjuna’s Parjanya-astra; counsel to Duryodhana on reconciliation
स तथा पीड्यमानोड<पि सर्वशस्त्रैर्महारथै: । मत्वा तृणेन तांस्तुल्यान् विचचार गतव्यथ:,उन महारथियोंद्वारा सब प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंसे पीड़ित किये जानेपर भी भीमसेन उन्हें तिनकोंके समान मानकर व्यथारहित हो विचरण करने लगे
sa tathā pīḍyamāno 'pi sarvaśastrair mahārathaiḥ | matvā tṛṇena tāṁs tulyān vicacāra gatavyathaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Though assailed and tormented by every kind of weapon hurled by the great chariot-warriors, Bhīmasena, deeming them no more than blades of grass, moved about without distress.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast courage and mental mastery in adversity: even when struck by many weapons, a true hero remains unshaken, treating threats as insignificant and continuing his duty without inner distress.
Sañjaya describes Bhīmasena on the battlefield being attacked by multiple great chariot-warriors with various weapons; yet Bhīma, undeterred and seemingly pain-free, continues to move about, regarding his assailants as negligible.