Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्ध गन्धर्वाणां तरस्विनाम् । बभूव भीमवेगानां पाण्डवानां च भारत
tataḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ gandharvāṇāṃ tarasvinām | babhūva bhīmavegānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata ||
Then a fiercely tumultuous battle broke out between the mighty Gandharvas and the Pāṇḍavas, whose onrush was like Bhīma’s—O Bhārata. The clash is framed as an overwhelming surge of force, setting the moral tension between valor and restraint amid sudden conflict.
वैशम्पायन उवाच