Shloka 326
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
महाभ्रजालमतुलं मातरिश्वेव संततम् । पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनने अपनी गदाकी चोटसे सारी गजसेनाको उसी प्रकार नष्ट कर दिया, जैसे वायु महान् मेघोंकी सब ओर फैली हुई अनुपम घटाको छिज्न-भिन्न कर देती है
sañjaya uvāca | mahābhrajālam atulaṃ mātariśveva santatam | pāṇḍavaśreṣṭho bhīmasenena svagadayā prahāraiḥ sā gajasenā tathā nāśitā, yathā vāyur mahāmeghānāṃ sarvataḥ prasṛtām anupamāṃ ghaṭāṃ chinnabhinnaṃ karoti |
Dijo Sañjaya: Como el viento que desgarra y dispersa una vasta e incomparable masa de nubes extendida por todas partes, así Bhimasena—el más excelso de los Pándavas—destrozó el cuerpo de elefantes con los golpes aplastantes de su maza. La imagen subraya la fuerza irresistible de un guerrero cuando desata su poder en la batalla, y la destrucción rápida y arrolladora que sigue cuando la potencia se aplica sin freno.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming momentum of force in war: once martial power is unleashed, it can sweep through formations as wind tears cloud-masses. Ethically, it points to the grave consequences of battle—strength achieves objectives swiftly, but through widespread destruction—inviting reflection on restraint and responsibility even within kshatriya duty.
Sanjaya describes Bhima’s battlefield feat: with repeated mace-blows he breaks and destroys the enemy’s elephant contingent. The action is framed through a simile—wind dispersing a vast bank of clouds—to convey speed, scale, and inevitability.