Shloka 733
अभिदुद्राव तं हन्तुं गरुत्मानिव पन्नगम् । परंतु गदा-युद्धमें कुशल भीमने गदाके अग्रभागसे उस त्रिशूलके टुकड़े-टुकड़े करके मणिमानको मारनेके लिये उसी प्रकार धावा किया, जैसे किसी सर्पके प्राण लेनेके लिये गरुड उसपर टूट पड़ते हैं
abhidudrāva taṃ hantuṃ garutmān iva pannagam | parantu gadā-yuddheṃ kuśala bhīmane gadāgreṇa tasya triśūlasya ṭukḍe-ṭukḍe kṛtvā maṇimānaṃ hantum evaṃ dhāvaṃ cakāra, yathā sarpasya prāṇān hartum garuḍas tam upapatati |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Rushing to kill him like Garuḍa swooping upon a serpent, Bhīma—skilled in mace-fighting—shattered the trident into fragments with the forepart of his mace and then charged to strike down Maṇimān, just as Garuḍa falls upon a snake to take its life.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: when confronted with deadly hostility, a warrior must respond decisively, but the emphasis is on disciplined skill (kuśalatā) rather than uncontrolled rage—strength guided by mastery.
Bhīma charges to kill his opponent Maṇimān. As Maṇimān’s trident threatens him, Bhīma uses the tip of his mace to smash the trident into pieces and then rushes in to finish the attack, compared to Garuḍa swooping down on a serpent.