Shloka 18
प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile
चिरसम्बद्धदर्पस्तु भीमसेनो वने तदा गजेन्द्राश्न महासत्त्वा मृगेन्द्राश्ष महाबला:
cirasambaddhadarpas tu bhīmaseno vane tadā | gajendrāś ca mahāsattvā mṛgendrāś ca mahābalāḥ ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— तेव्हा वनात दीर्घकाळ संयत दर्प असलेल्या भीमसेनाने महाबलवान मृगराज आणि महासत्त्व गजेन्द्र पाहिले—ज्यांना त्यांच्या तेजानेही जिंकणे कठीण होते.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power is not merely physical might; it is also the capacity to restrain pride and act with self-control when confronted by formidable forces.
Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma in the forest at a moment when he faces powerful wild creatures—great elephants and lions—setting a tone of trial and confrontation during the Pāṇḍavas’ exile.