Shloka 97
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
भीमात् खलु समुत्पन्न: कुरूणां विपुले कुले,“देख, मैं कौरवोंके विशाल कुलमें भीमसेनसे उत्पन्न हुआ हूँ, समरांगणमें कभी पीठ न दिखानेवाले पाण्डवोंका पुत्र हूँ, राक्षम्ोंका राजा हूँ और दशग्रीव रावणके समान बलवान् हूँ
bhīmāt khalu samutpannaḥ kurūṇāṁ vipule kule | paśya, ahaṁ kauravāṇāṁ viśāle kule bhīmasenāt samutpannaḥ asmi, samarāṅgaṇe kadācid api pṛṣṭhaṁ na darśayitṛṇāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ putraḥ asmi, rākṣasānāṁ rājā asmi, daśagrīva-rāvaṇa-sadṛśa-balavān asmi |
Sañjaya said: “Behold! I am born of Bhīmasena, within the mighty and renowned Kuru line. I am the son of the Pāṇḍavas—warriors who never turn their backs on the battlefield. I am a king among the Rākṣasas, and in strength I am like Daśagrīva Rāvaṇa.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the warrior ethic of not retreating and the importance of lineage and reputation in shaping martial identity; it also cautions that self-asserted power and pedigree can become instruments of pride within the moral chaos of war.
A combatant is being characterized through a forceful self-declaration: he claims descent from Bhīma within the Kuru line, aligns himself with the Pāṇḍavas’ fearless battlefield conduct, asserts kingship among the Rākṣasas, and compares his strength to Rāvaṇa—heightening the dramatic tension of the Drona Parva war scene.