Shloka 30
दशनागसहस््राणि धारयन्ति हि यद् बलम् तद् बलं भीमसेनस्य भुजयोरसमं परै:,दस हजार गजराज जितना बल धारण करते हैं, उतना ही बल भीमसेनकी भुजाओंमें विद्यमान था। उनके बलकी और कहीं समता नहीं थी
daśa-nāga-sahasrāṇi dhārayanti hi yad balam | tad balaṁ bhīmasenasya bhujayor asamaṁ paraiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The strength that ten thousand mighty elephants can bear—such strength resided in Bhīmasena’s arms. No one else could match his power, underscoring his exceptional capacity to protect his brothers and confront adversity when dharma is threatened.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights extraordinary strength as a divinely endowed capacity that, in the epic’s ethical frame, supports the protection of dharma—power is meaningful when aligned with righteous purpose rather than mere domination.
Vaiśampāyana is describing Bhīmasena’s unmatched physical might, using the hyperbolic comparison of ten thousand elephants to emphasize that Bhīma’s arms possess incomparable power among men.