Shloka 48
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
तयोस्तस्य च तद् युद्धमत्यद्भुतमिवाभवत् । सिंहस्य द्विपमुख्याभ्यां प्रभिन्नाभ्यां यथा वने
tayos tasya ca tad yuddham atyadbhutam ivābhavat | siṁhasya dvipamukhyābhyāṁ prabhinnābhyāṁ yathā vane ||
Sañjaya dit : Le combat entre ces deux-là et ce guerrier parut tout à fait prodigieux—comme la rencontre, dans la forêt, d’un lion avec deux éléphants d’élite, tous deux en pleine musth. La comparaison souligne l’émerveillement et le péril du combat héroïque, où la valeur se mesure non seulement à la force, mais à la constance face à une opposition écrasante.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic ideal of steadfast valor under daunting odds: combat can be ‘wondrous’ not as spectacle alone, but as a measure of resolve and prowess when a single hero faces formidable opponents—like a lion confronting two mighty elephants.
Sañjaya describes a particular duel (or clash) as extraordinarily astonishing, using a vivid comparison: it resembled a lion’s fight in the forest against two chief elephants in musth, conveying intensity, danger, and the grandeur of the warriors’ encounter.