Shloka 20
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
दुःशासनश्न संक़्रुद्ध: शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् । सो35तिविद्धो महेष्वास: पार्षतो युधि दुर्जय:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | duḥśāsanaḥ saṁkruddhaḥ śaravarṣair avākiran | so 'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ pārṣato yudhi durjayaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dengan amarah menyala, Duḥśāsana menghujani rentetan anak panah. Walau ditembusi dengan parah, pemanah agung Pārṣata—yang sukar ditundukkan di medan perang—tetap menahan serangan itu dan terus menekan mara.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) fuels violence, yet true martial steadiness is shown by endurance and disciplined response even when wounded—an ethical contrast between rage-driven attack and resilient, duty-bound resistance.
Duḥśāsana, in fury, unleashes a heavy rain of arrows. Pārṣata, though badly struck, remains a formidable archer and continues to stand his ground in the fight.