Shloka 50
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
भ्रान्तमाविद्धमुद्भ्रान्तमाप्लुतं प्रसृतं प्लुतम् । सम्पातं समुदीर्ण च दर्शयामास पाण्डव:
bhrāntam āviddham udbhrāntam āplutaṃ prasṛtaṃ plutam | sampātaṃ samudīrṇaṃ ca darśayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ ||
संजय बोले—तब पाण्डव (भीम) ने खड्गयुद्ध के भ्रान्त, आविद्ध, उद्भ्रान्त, आप्लुत, प्रसृत, प्लुत, सम्पात और समुदीर्ण—ऐसे अनेक पैंतरे दिखाये।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined capability in the service of duty: martial excellence is portrayed as controlled skill exercised within the larger framework of kṣatriya-dharma during a righteous war, not as mere aggression or display.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma on the battlefield demonstrating numerous sword-fighting maneuvers—feints, spins, leaps, advances, and forceful attacks—showing his prowess as the combat intensifies.