Shloka 41
तोमरं च द्विधा चक्रे क्षुरप्रेणानिलात्मज: । पट्टिशं च त्रिभि्णिश्विच्छेद तिलकाण्डवत्,परंतु वायुपुत्र भीमसेनने एक क्षुरप्रसे जयद्रथके चलाये हुए तोमरके दो टुकड़े कर दिये; फिर तीन बाण मारकर पट्टिशको तिलके डंठलके समान टूक-टूक कर डाला
sañjaya uvāca | tomaraṃ ca dvidhā cakre kṣurapreṇānilātmajaḥ | paṭṭiśaṃ ca tribhir iṣubhiś ciccheda tilakāṇḍavat ||
Sañjaya berkata: Putra Dewa Angin, Bhīmasena, membelah tombak tomara menjadi dua dengan anak panah bermata silet; lalu dengan tiga batang panah ia mencincang paṭṭiśa berkeping-keping, laksana memutus tangkai tanaman tilaka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, the text highlights disciplined prowess: a warrior’s duty is carried out through steadiness, precision, and mastery over impulse—strength guided by control rather than mere fury.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma counters incoming weapons by expertly severing them mid-flight: he splits a tomara with a razor-headed arrow and then chops a paṭṭiśa into fragments with three arrows, likened to cutting a thin plant-stalk.