Shloka 49
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance
जैसे वनमें दो मदस्रावी गजराजोंके साथ एक सिंहका युद्ध हो रहा हो, उसी प्रकार उन दोनों भाइयों तथा सात्यकिका युद्ध अत्यन्त अद्भुत-सा हो रहा था ।। राजानं तु तथम्बष्ठमेकं युद्धाभिनन्दिनम् । चेदिराज: शरानस्यन् क्रुद्धो द्रोणादवारयत्,युद्धका अभिनन्दन करनेवाले राजा अम्बष्ठको क्रोधमें भरे हुए चेदिराजने बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए द्रोणाचार्यके पास आनेसे रोक दिया
yathā vane dvau madasrāvī gajarājau sahaikena siṃhena yuddhaṃ kurutāṃ tathā tau bhrātarau sātyakiś ca yuddham atyadbhutam abhavat | rājānaṃ tu tathāmbastham ekaṃ yuddhābhinandinam | cedirājaḥ śarān asyan kruddho droṇād avārayat ||
Sañjaya berkata: Seolah-olah di dalam rimba, seekor singa tunggal bertarung dengan dua gajah raja yang mabuk amuk kerana rut, demikianlah juga pertempuran antara dua bersaudara itu dengan Sātyaki tampak amat menakjubkan. Sementara itu, raja Cedi yang murka menurunkan hujan anak panah dan menahan Raja Ambastha—yang gemar akan perang—lalu menghalangnya daripada mendekati Droṇa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war magnifies both valor and anger: astonishing feats arise (likened to a lion fighting two musth elephants), yet the same battlefield energy also manifests as strategic obstruction—one warrior restraining another from reaching a key commander (Droṇa).
Sañjaya describes an extraordinary fight between Sātyaki and two brothers, using a vivid animal simile. In the same scene, the King of Cedi, furious, rains arrows and blocks King Ambastha, preventing him from approaching Droṇa.