Shloka 33
ते वध्यमाना बलिना भीमसेनेन दन्तिन:
te vadhyamānā balinā bhīmasenena dantinaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Gajah-gajah itu, dihentam dan dijatuhkan oleh Bhīmasena yang maha perkasa, sedang dibunuh—suatu gambaran daya yang melimpah di medan perang, ketika kekuatan semata-mata menjadikan bahkan binatang perang yang paling angkuh pun korban takdir.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the brutal reality of war: power and martial skill can overturn even formidable forces like war elephants, reminding the listener that battlefield glory is inseparable from destruction and the workings of destiny within kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, acting with great strength in the battle, is cutting down the enemy’s elephants; the line highlights the scale of his force and the collapse of a major arm of the opposing army.