Shloka 446
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
नाकम्पत महाराज तदद्भुतमिवा भवत् । महाराज! आपके पुत्रके आघातसे पीड़ित होनेपर भी पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेन विचलित नहीं हुए। वह अद्भुत-सी बात हुई
nākampata mahārāja tadadbhutam ivābhavat |
Sañjaya said: “O King, he did not tremble; it was as though something wondrous had occurred. Even when struck and pained by your son’s blow, the Pāṇḍava Bhīmasena did not waver.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under injury: a warrior’s composure and resolve should not collapse under pain or provocation. Such self-mastery is presented as ‘adbhuta’—remarkable—because it reflects disciplined courage rather than impulsive reaction.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that despite being struck by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son in the battle, Bhīma did not even tremble. Sañjaya frames Bhīma’s unshaken stance as something extraordinary to witness amid the violence of the war.