Shloka 42
निपतन्त्या महाराज पृथिवी समकम्पत । राजेन्द्र! भीमसेनकी छोड़ी हुई उस वेगवती गदाके गिरनेसे धरती डोलने लगी ।। ४१६ || तां नामृष्यत कौरव्यो गदां प्रतिहतां रणे
sañjaya uvāca | nipatantyā mahārāja pṛthivī samakampata | rājendra bhīmasenena muktāyā vegavatyā gadāyā nipatanāt dharā cacāla | tāṃ nāmṛṣyata kauravyo gadāṃ pratihatāṃ raṇe |
Wahai Maharaja, ketika gada itu jatuh, bumi pun bergetar. Sang pangeran Kaurava tak sanggup menahan aib karena gadanya tertahan di medan laga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked pride and intolerance of setback can drive a warrior deeper into destructive conflict; true strength includes the capacity to bear reversal without being ruled by anger.
Sanjaya describes the tremendous force of Bhima’s hurled mace—so powerful that its fall makes the earth tremble—and then notes that the Kaurava prince (Duryodhana) is enraged and cannot accept that his mace has been thwarted in the fight.