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 |
Hanya Bhima, sang pahlawan berlengan perkasa, yang bertempur dengan segenap daya—bersandar semata pada keberanian lengannya, sambil mengingat dharma seorang ksatria.
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.