Shloka 16
ततो भीम: पुनर्गुर्वी चिक्षेपाधिरथेर्गदाम्
tato bhīmaḥ punar gurvī cikṣepādhirather gadām
Sanjaya said: Then Bhima, undeterred, once again hurled his heavy mace at the great chariot-warrior. The verse underscores the relentless escalation of force in battle—where personal valor and wrath drive repeated assaults, even as the ethical weight of violence continues to accumulate on the field of dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kshatriya ethos of persistence and force in combat, while implicitly reminding the listener that repeated acts of violence—however valorous—intensify the moral gravity of war on the dharma-field.
Sanjaya reports that Bhima again launches a powerful attack by throwing a heavy mace at a leading chariot-warrior (adhiratha), indicating an ongoing duel or exchange of blows in the Drona Parva battle sequence.