Shloka 50
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
भ्रान्तमाविद्धमुद्भ्रान्तमाप्लुतं प्रसृतं प्लुतम् । सम्पातं समुदीर्ण च दर्शयामास पाण्डव:
bhrāntam āviddham udbhrāntam āplutaṃ prasṛtaṃ plutam | sampātaṃ samudīrṇaṃ ca darśayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆಗ ಪಾಂಡವನು (ಭೀಮನು) ಕತ್ತಿಯುದ್ಧದ ಭ್ರಾಂತ, ಆವಿದ್ಧ, ಉದ್ಭ್ರಾಂತ, ಆಪ್ಲುತ, ಪ್ರಸೃತ, ಪ್ಲುತ, ಸಂಪಾತ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮುದೀರ್ಣ ಎಂಬ ಅನೇಕ ಪೈತರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿದನು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined capability in the service of duty: martial excellence is portrayed as controlled skill exercised within the larger framework of kṣatriya-dharma during a righteous war, not as mere aggression or display.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma on the battlefield demonstrating numerous sword-fighting maneuvers—feints, spins, leaps, advances, and forceful attacks—showing his prowess as the combat intensifies.