Shloka 17
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
एको भीम: परं शक्त्या युध्यत्येव महाभुज: । केवल बाहुवीर्येण क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्,“एकमात्र महाबाहु भीमसेन ही क्षत्रिय-धर्मका विचार करता हुआ केवल बाहुबलके भरोसे अपनी पूरी शक्ति लगाकर युद्ध कर रहा है
eko bhīmaḥ paraṃ śaktyā yudhyatyeva mahābhujaḥ | kevala-bāhuvīryeṇa kṣatradharmam anusmaran |
Sañjaya dit : «Bhîma seul, le héros aux bras puissants, combat véritablement de toute sa force—ne s’appuyant que sur la vaillance de ses bras, tout en se souvenant du dharma du kshatriya.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: in a righteous battle, a warrior is expected to act with courage and full effort, guided by duty rather than hesitation—here embodied by Bhīma’s single-minded valor.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, standing out on the battlefield, is fighting powerfully and relentlessly, relying on his own arm-strength and remembering the obligations of a warrior.