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 ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ പാണ്ഡവൻ (ഭീമൻ) ഖഡ്ഗയുദ്ധത്തിലെ ഭ്രാന്തം, ആവിദ്ധം, ഉദ്ഭ്രാന്തം, ആപ്ലുതം, പ്രസൃതം, പ്ലുതം, സമ്പാതം, സമുദീർണം എന്നീ പല പൈതലുകളും പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ചു.
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.