Shloka 5
अर्जुनस्य प्रतिघातः — श्रुताय्वच्युतायुवधः तथा गजसैन्यविदारणम्
Arjuna’s Counterstroke: Slaying of Śrutāyu and Acyutāyu; Breaking the Elephant Corps
महिषानप्यतिबलो बलिनो विचकर्ष ह । सिंहानां च सुदृप्तानां शतान्याकर्षयद् बलात्,भरतका बल असीम था। वे बलवान भैंसों और सौ-सौ गर्वीले सिंहोंको भी बलपूर्वक घसीट लाते थे
mahiṣān apy atibalo balino vicakarṣa ha | siṁhānāṁ ca sudṛptānāṁ śatāny ākarṣayad balāt |
Nārada said: He was of immeasurable might. With sheer force he would drag along even powerful buffaloes, and he could haul in hundreds of proud, raging lions as well. The statement underscores an extraordinary, almost superhuman strength—an image used in the war-epic context to mark a figure as formidable and fear-inspiring, and to foreshadow the scale of violence and prowess that shapes dharma’s difficult choices on the battlefield.
नारद उवाच