Shloka 37
शोणिताक्तां गदां बिभ्रन्मेदोमज्जाकृतच्छवि: । कृताभ्यड्र: शोणितेन रुद्रवत् प्रत्यदृश्यत,खूनसे रँगी हुई गदा लेकर मेदा और मज्जाके लेपसे अपनी शोभा बिगाड़कर रक्तका उबटन लगाये हुए भीमसेन भगवान् रुद्रके समान दिखायी दे रहे थे
śoṇitāktāṃ gadāṃ bibhran medomajjākṛtacchaviḥ | kṛtābhyadraḥ śoṇitena rudravat pratyadṛśyata ||
サञ्जयは言った。血にまみれた棍棒を携え、脂と髄の付着でその姿の輝きは損なわれ、全身を血で塗り固めたかのようなビーマセーナは、戦場のただ中でルドラそのもののように見えた――恐ろしく、しかも畏敬を呼ぶ姿である。この偈は戦の倫理的重荷を示す。正しき大義であっても、その現れは凄惨な暴力となり得る。刹帝利の法（kṣātra-dharma）は外見上は凶相を帯びながらも、義務と決意によって貫かれているのだ。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox of dharma in war: even when fighting is undertaken as duty, its outward form is terrifying and stained by violence. It invites reflection on the moral gravity of battle and the burden borne by those who fight.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma on the battlefield: he carries a blood-smeared mace, his body coated with fat and marrow and anointed with blood, appearing fierce like Rudra—signaling Bhīma’s overwhelming, destructive momentum in combat.