Shloka 15
Adhyāya 8: Saṃprahāra-varṇana and Bhīma–Kṣemadhūrti Dvipa-Yuddha
Combat Description and Elephant Duel
यो नामन्यत वै नित्यमच्युतं च धनंजयम् । न वृष्णीन् सहितानन्यान् स्वबाहुबलदर्पितः
yo nāmanyata vai nityam acyutaṃ ca dhanaṃjayam | na vṛṣṇīn sahitān anyān svabāhubaladarpitaḥ ||
സ്വബാഹുബലത്തിന്റെ ദർപ്പത്തിൽ ഉന്മത്തനായ അവൻ, അച്യുതനായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെയും ധനഞ്ജയനായ അർജുനനെയും, കൂടെ വന്ന മറ്റു വൃഷ്ണികളെയും ഒരിക്കലും യഥോചിതമായി മാനിച്ചില്ല.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pride in one’s own power (svabāhubaladarpitaḥ) leads to moral and strategic blindness: it makes a person dismiss those who embody steadiness (Acyuta/Kṛṣṇa), righteous prowess (Dhanaṃjaya/Arjuna), and the strength of a united community (the Vṛṣṇis).
Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior whose arrogance causes him to disregard Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and the assembled Vṛṣṇis—setting the tone for the consequences that follow when one underestimates formidable, dharmically aligned opponents.