Shloka 36
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
पार्षत॑ शरजालेन क्षिपन्नागात् स पाण्डव: । हयौघांश्ष रथौघांक्ष॒ गजौघांश्व॒ समन्तत:ः
pārṣataḥ śarajālena kṣipann āgāt sa pāṇḍavaḥ | hayaughāṁś ca rathaughāṁś ca gajaughāṁś ca samantataḥ ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಆ ಪಾಂಡವನು ಬಾಣಗಳ ಜಾಲವನ್ನು ಎಸೆದು ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮುನ್ನಡೆದು, ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಿಂದ ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಗುಂಪು, ರಥಗಳ ಸಮೂಹ ಮತ್ತು ಆನೆಗಳ ಹಿಂಡಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಹಾರ ಮಾಡತೊಡಗಿದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as controlled courage and tactical skill: force is applied with discipline against organized threats, emphasizing competence and resolve rather than uncontrolled violence.
Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior—identified as Pārṣata—advancing rapidly while releasing a dense barrage of arrows, attacking surrounding formations of cavalry, chariots, and elephants on all sides.