Shloka 45
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
दधार सुप्रतीको5पि वेलेव मकरालयम् । समरभूमिमें अपनी ओर आते हुए उस हाथीको गजराज सुप्रतीकने उसी प्रकार रोक दिया, जैसे तटकी भूमि समुद्रको आगे बढ़नेसे रोके रहती है || ४४ हू ।। वारितं प्रेक्ष्य नागेन्द्रं दशार्णस्य महात्मन:
sañjaya uvāca | dadhāra supratīko 'pi veleva makarālayam | vāritaṃ prekṣya nāgendraṃ daśārṇasya mahātmanā ||
Sañjaya dijo: Incluso Supratīka lo contuvo, como la orilla contiene al océano, morada de las criaturas marinas. Al ver al señor de los elefantes así detenido por el magnánimo guerrero de Daśārṇa, el ímpetu de la batalla quedó frenado, como si la propia naturaleza hubiese impuesto un límite a la fuerza desatada.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even immense force must meet a boundary: rightful resistance and disciplined restraint can check overwhelming power, just as the shore sets a limit to the sea. In the ethical frame of battle, strength is meaningful when governed by control and order.
Sañjaya describes an elephant-king being stopped in the battlefield. Supratīka restrains the oncoming elephant, and the Daśārṇa warrior’s action is compared to a shoreline halting the ocean’s advance.