Shloka 28
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
समुत्क्षिप्प च बाहुभ्यामाविध्य च पुनः पुन:
samutkṣipya ca bāhubhyām āvidhya ca punaḥ punaḥ
Sañjaya said: “Lifting it up with both arms, and then whirling it again and again…” The line conveys a surge of martial energy—an emphatic display meant to intimidate the foe and steel one’s own side, showing how, in war’s chaos, physical prowess and psychological pressure become instruments alongside questions of duty and restraint.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how repeated, forceful action in war can serve both practical and psychological aims; it implicitly invites reflection on the ethical tension in battle where valor and intimidation operate within (or sometimes strain) the bounds of kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s vigorous movement—raising something with both arms and repeatedly whirling/brandishing it—suggesting an intense moment of combat preparation or threat-display amid the fighting in Droṇa Parva.