Shloka 33
विगाह[ च गजानीकं प्रगृह्म महतीं गदाम् | क्षणेन भीम: संक्रुद्धस्तन्निन्ये यमसादनम्,विशाल गदा हाथमें ले अत्यन्त कुपित हो भीमसेनने हाथियोंकी सेनामें घुसकर उसे क्षणभरमें यमलोक पहुँचा दिया
vigāhya ca gajānīkaṃ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām | kṣaṇena bhīmaḥ saṃkruddhas tan ninye yamasādanam ||
Sañjaya said: Seizing his massive mace and plunging into the elephant-corps, Bhīma—inflamed with wrath—sent that foe to Yama’s abode in a mere moment. The verse underscores the ferocity of battlefield duty (kṣātra-dharma) while also hinting at the moral gravity of anger: even when action is sanctioned by war, wrath remains a dangerous inner force that drives swift, irreversible outcomes.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between sanctioned martial action and the inner peril of anger: in war a kṣatriya may strike decisively, yet wrath (saṃkrodha) accelerates destruction and carries moral weight, reminding readers to distinguish duty-driven force from rage-driven violence.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma taking up a huge mace, charging into the elephant contingent, and killing his opponent swiftly—‘sending him to Yama’s abode’—emphasizing Bhīma’s overwhelming power amid the Kurukṣetra battle.