Shloka 28
Bhagadatta’s Advance, the Saṃśaptaka Challenge, and Arjuna’s Counterstrike (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय २६)
पुनर्गात्राणि नागस्य प्रविवेश वृकोदर: । यावत् प्रतिगजायातं स्वबले प्रत्यवैक्षत,तदनन्तर भीमसेन पुनः उस हाथीके शरीरमें ही छिप गये और अपनी सेनाकी ओरसे उस हाथीका सामना करनेके लिये किसी दूसरे हाथीके आगमनकी प्रतीक्षा करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca |
punar gātrāṇi nāgasya praviveśa vṛkodaraḥ |
yāvat pratigajāyātaṃ svabale pratyavaikṣata |
Sañjaya said: Then Vṛkodara (Bhīma) again entered into the limbs of the elephant, remaining concealed within it, and from the side of his own forces he kept watch—waiting until another elephant should come forward to confront that elephant. In the harsh ethics of battlefield stratagem, he chooses concealment and timing over open display, seeking advantage for his side amid the confusion of war.
संजय उवाच