Shloka 63
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
राजन! रणभूमिमें उस गदाकी चोट खाकर भीमसेनके मस्तकसे रक्तकी धारा बह चली और वे मदकी धारा बहानेवाले गजराजके समान अधिक शोभा पाने लगे ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
rājan raṇabhūmau tasya gadā-prahāreṇa bhīmasenasya mastakāt raktadhārā prasasāra, sa ca mada-dhārā-prasravaṇa-gajarāja iva bhūyo 'pi śobhām avāpa ||
tato gadāṃ vīrahaṇīm ayomayīṃ pragṛhya vajrāśani-tulya-niḥsvanām |
atāḍayac chatrum amitra-karṣaṇo balena vikramya dhanañjayāgrajaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、戦場でその棍棒の一撃を受けても、ビーマの頭からは血の流れが走った。だが彼はなおいっそう壮麗であった。まるで発情の象王がムストを滴らせるように。ついでダナンジャヤの兄、敵を屠るビーマセーナは、力にものを言わせて武威を示し、雷霆と稲妻のごとき轟音を放つ、勇士を滅ぼす鉄の棍棒を取り上げ、それで敵を打った。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and resolve under suffering: even wounded, Bhima’s presence and determination intensify. Ethically, it reflects the harsh reality of kshatriya-duty in war—courage and endurance are praised, while the narrative also implicitly reminds us of the heavy cost of violence.
On the battlefield Bhima is struck by a mace and bleeds from the head, yet appears even more formidable. Immediately afterward he seizes a heavy iron mace, described as thunderbolt-like in sound and hero-destroying in power, and strikes his enemy with renewed force.