Shloka 25
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
कुलालचक्रवन्नागस्तदा तूर्णमथा भ्रमत् । नागायुतबल: श्रीमान् कालयानो वृकोदरम्,उस समय वह हाथी तुरंत ही कुम्हारके चाकके समान सब ओर घूमने लगा। उसमें दस हजार हाथियोंका बल था। वह शोभायमान गजराज भीमसेनको मार डालनेका प्रयत्न कर रहा था
kulālacakravan nāgas tadā tūrṇam atha bhramat | nāgāyutabalaḥ śrīmān kālayāno vṛkodaram ||
Sañjaya said: Then that elephant began to whirl about swiftly, like a potter’s wheel. Endowed with the strength of ten thousand elephants and splendid in appearance, the lordly beast Kālayāna strove to strike down Vṛkodara (Bhīma). The scene shows how, in war’s fury, sheer force and momentum become instruments of lethal intent even against the foremost heroes.
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