Shloka 66
Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)
स दर्शयित्वा सैन्यानां स्वबाहुबलमात्मन: । तमुद्यम्य महाखड्गं चर्म चाथ पुनर्बली,शूर एवं बलवान् अभिमन्यु सैनिकोंको अपना बाहुबल दिखाकर पुनः विशाल खड़्ग और ढाल हाथमें ले अपने पिताके अत्यन्त वैरी वृद्धक्षत्रके पुत्र जयद्रथके सम्मुख उसी प्रकार चला, जैसे सिंह हाथीपर आक्रमण करता है
sa darśayitvā sainyānāṁ svabāhubalam ātmanaḥ | tam udyamya mahākhaḍgaṁ carma cātha punar balī | śūra evaṁ balavān abhimanyuḥ sainikānāṁ svabāhubalaṁ darśayitvā punaḥ viśālaṁ khaḍgaṁ ḍhālaṁ ca hastam ānīya svapitṛṇām atyantavairiṇaḥ vṛddhakṣatrasya putraṁ jayadrathaṁ sammukham evaṁ jagāma yathā siṁho hastinām ākrāmati ||
Sañjaya said: Having displayed to the troops the might of his own arms, the valiant and powerful Abhimanyu once again lifted his great sword and took up his shield. Then he advanced straight toward Jayadratha, son of Vṛddhakṣatra—an implacable enemy of his father—just as a lion charges an elephant. The scene underscores a warrior’s resolve and the perilous ethics of battle, where personal enmity and duty to one’s side drive decisive, often fatal, confrontations.
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