Shloka 30
अहो शौर्येण सम्पन्नावुभौ चोग्रपराक्रमौ । अहो भीमबलो भीम एतस्य च कृतास्त्रता,“भयंकर पराक्रम दिखानेवाले ये दोनों योद्धा अद्भुत शौर्यशाली हैं। अहो! भीमसेनका बल भयंकर है। इनका अस्त्रज्ञान अद्भुत है!
aho śauryeṇa sampannāv ubhau cogra-parākramau | aho bhīma-balo bhīma etasya ca kṛtāstratā ||
Sañjaya said: “Ah, how wondrous—both these warriors are endowed with heroism and possess fierce, terrifying prowess. Ah! Bhīma’s strength is truly formidable, and this one’s mastery of weapons is remarkable.” In the moral atmosphere of the war, the line underscores how extraordinary martial excellence can inspire awe even amid destruction, while also hinting at the tragic irony that such virtues are being spent in fratricidal conflict.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that valor and mastery of arms are genuine excellences that command respect—even from observers in an enemy camp—yet in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such greatness becomes morally poignant when deployed in a catastrophic kin-war.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, expresses astonishment at the extraordinary prowess of two opposing warriors—explicitly praising Bhīma’s fearsome strength and the other fighter’s exceptional weapon-skill.