Shloka 8
द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः
तथैव मद्रराजो5पि भीम॑ दृष्टवा महाबलम् | ससाराभिमुखस्तूर्ण शार्दूल इव कुज्जरम्,इसी प्रकार मद्रराज शल्य भी महाबली भीमसेनको देखकर तुरंत उन्हींकी ओर बढ़े, मानो सिंह किसी गजराजपर आक्रमण कर रहा हो
tathaiva madrarājo 'pi bhīmaṁ dṛṣṭvā mahābalam | sasārābhimukhas tūrṇaṁ śārdūla iva kuñjaram ||
サञ्जयは語った。同じくマドラ王シャリヤも、大力のビーマを見て、たちまち正面から疾く突進した。まるで虎が象王に襲いかかるように。ここには、戦場で好敵手を求める勇将たちの、戦意と獰猛な勢いが描かれている。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the kṣatriya battlefield ethic: a warrior’s readiness to confront a formidable opponent without hesitation. The tiger–elephant simile conveys focused courage and aggressive resolve, while also reminding the reader that war draws out primal, forceful energies that must be governed by duty and discipline.
Sañjaya narrates that Śalya, the king of Madra, sees the powerful Bhīma on the battlefield and immediately charges straight at him, likened to a tiger attacking an elephant—signaling an imminent clash between two great fighters.