Shloka 30
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
तमापतत्तं वेगेन प्रेरितं निशितं शरम् । भीमसेनो द्विधा राजंश्रिच्छेद विपुलासिना
tam āpatattaṁ vegena preryitaṁ niśitaṁ śaram | bhīmaseno dvidhā rājan śiccheda vipulāsinā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, anak panah tajam yang melesat datang dengan kecepatan dahsyat itu dipotong menjadi dua oleh Bhīmasena dengan pedangnya yang lebar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the battlefield context, the verse highlights disciplined alertness and measured force: a warrior must respond swiftly and skillfully to imminent danger, using strength under control rather than reckless aggression.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a fast, sharp arrow rushing toward its target is intercepted by Bhīma, who slices it into two with his broad sword—an image of extraordinary reflex and prowess amid the Kurukṣetra fighting.