Shloka 29
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
भीमो<पि नागगात्रेभ्यो विनि:सृत्यापयाज्जवात् । ततः सर्वस्य सैन्यस्य नाद: समभवन्महान्,थोड़ी देर बाद भीम हाथीके शरीरसे निकलकर बड़े वेगसे भाग गये। उस समय सारी सेनामें बड़े जोरसे कोलाहल होने लगा
bhīmo 'pi nāgagātrebhyo viniḥsṛtyāpayāj javāt | tataḥ sarvasya sainyasya nādaḥ samabhavan mahān ||
Tak lama kemudian Bhīma menerobos keluar dari sela-sela tubuh para gajah dan melesat pergi dengan kecepatan besar. Seketika itu juga, di seluruh bala tentara bangkit gemuruh dahsyat—hiruk-pikuk yang mengguncang medan perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: individual prowess and quick judgment can shift collective morale. In war, fear and confidence spread rapidly through an army; thus discipline and steadiness are crucial to kṣatriya conduct.
Bhīma breaks free from the press of elephants and withdraws at great speed. His sudden emergence and movement triggers a loud uproar across the army, signaling confusion, alarm, or a surge of excitement in the ongoing combat.