Shloka 50
स समासाद्य संग्रामे भीम॑ भीमपराक्रमम् । वारयामास तं वीरो वेलेव मकरालयम्
sa samāsādya saṅgrāme bhīmaṁ bhīmaparākramam | vārayāmāsa taṁ vīro veleva makarālayam, mahārāja |
સંજય બોલ્યો—“મહારાજ! તે વીર યુદ્ધમાં ભયંકર પરાક્રમી ભીમ પાસે પહોંચી, જેમ કિનારો મકરાલય સમુદ્રને અટકાવે તેમ તેને અટકાવતો રહ્યો.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint and counterbalance within warfare: even overwhelming power (Bhīma) can be checked by an opposing resolve, symbolized by the shore that limits the sea. It suggests that in kṣatriya conflict, strength is not absolute; boundaries are set by duty, strategy, and the presence of an equal or timely obstacle.
Sañjaya reports to the king that a warrior advances in the battle and reaches Bhīma, then stops his advance—likened to the coastline holding back the ocean. It marks a tactical moment where Bhīma’s momentum is halted by an opponent’s intervention.