Shloka 4
बक-राक्षसस्य आह्वानम् तथा वृक्षयुद्धम्
Summons of Baka and the Tree-Weapon Engagement
स रोषित इव क्ुद्धो वने भज्जन् महाद्रुमान् । त्रिप्रखुतमद: शुष्मी षष्टिवर्षी मतड़राट्,जैसे तीन अंगोंसे मद बहानेवाला साठ वर्षका तेजस्वी गजराज (किसी कारणसे) कुपित हो वनके बड़े-बड़े वृक्षोंको तोड़ने लगता है, उसी प्रकार महातेजस्वी भीमसेन उस वनके विशाल वृक्षोंको धराशायी करते हुए आगे बढ़ रहे थे
sa roṣita iva kruddho vane bhajjan mahādrumān | triprakrutamadaḥ śuṣmī ṣaṣṭivarṣī mataṅgarāṭ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Como um poderoso senhor dos elefantes—de sessenta anos, forte, e vertendo o tríplice fluxo do cio—que, como se enfurecido, atravessa a floresta quebrando grandes árvores, assim também o radiante Bhīmasena avançou por aquele bosque, derrubando suas árvores enormes ao passar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a vivid simile to highlight that immense power, when driven by anger, becomes destructive; ethical excellence (dharma) requires that strength be governed by restraint and right purpose.
Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma moving forward through a forest, knocking down large trees, likening him to an enraged, musth elephant that breaks great trees as it charges through the woods.