Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तथा गाण्डीवनिर्घोषं विस्फूर्जितमिवाशने: । गदावेगं च भीमस्य नाल॑ सोढुं नराधिपा:,“उनके बीचमें जब भयानक पराक्रमी महान्‌ धनुर्थर भीमसेन बड़े-बड़े वीरोंका संहार करनेवाली आकाशगमें ऊपर उठी हुई गदा लिये विचरेंगे तब उन भीमकी गदाके वेगको तथा वज्रगर्जके समान गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकारको भी कोई नरेश नहीं सह सकता

Transliteration

tathā gāṇḍīvanirghoṣaṃ visphūrjitam ivāśaneḥ | gadāvegaṃ ca bhīmasya nālaṃ soḍhuṃ narādhipāḥ ||

Translation

Demikian pula, tak ada raja yang sanggup menahan gelegar Gāṇḍīva yang laksana dentuman petir Indra, maupun daya hantam gada Bhīma yang menghancurkan.

Word by Word

तथाthus; likewise

गाण्डीव-निर्घोषम्the twang/sound of (the bow) Gāṇḍīva

विस्फूर्जितम्roared; thundered

इवas if; like

अशनेःof the thunderbolt

गदा-वेगम्the force/speed of the mace

चand

भीमस्यof Bhīma

नnot

अलम्able; sufficient

सोढुम्to endure; to bear

नराधिपाःkings; rulers of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)

Gadā (mace)

Aśani/Vajra (Indra’s thunderbolt, as simile)

Narādhipāḥ (kings/rulers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the epic idea that sheer arrogance and royal power collapse before disciplined, righteous martial prowess: when formidable warriors act with decisive force, opponents who rely on status alone cannot withstand either the physical onslaught (Bhīma’s mace) or the psychological shock (the thunder-like Gāṇḍīva’s roar).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the battlefield terror inspired by the Pāṇḍavas’ champions: Bhīma roaming with his raised mace, capable of felling great heroes, and the booming twang of Arjuna’s Gāṇḍīva likened to Indra’s thunderbolt—so overwhelming that kings cannot endure it.