Shloka 63
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
पातयामास खड्गेन सध्वजानपि पाण्डव: । महाबली पाण्डुनन्द्न भीम उछलकर कितने ही रथियोंके पास पहुँच जाते और उन्हें पकड़कर ध्वजोंसहित तलवारसे काट गिराते थे ।। ६२ ह ।। मुहुरुत्पततो दिक्षु धावतश्च॒ यशस्विन:
sañjaya uvāca | pātayāmāsa khaḍgena sadhvajān api pāṇḍavaḥ | mahābalī pāṇḍunandana bhīmaḥ muhur utpatataḥ dikṣu dhāvataś ca yaśasvinaḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: O Pāṇḍava—Bhīma, o poderoso filho de Pāṇḍu—derrubava com a espada até os carros com seus estandartes. Repetidas vezes saltava em todas as direções e corria em ímpeto, aproximando-se de muitos guerreiros de carro; agarrava-os e os abatia juntamente com suas bandeiras—imagem de destreza implacável e do sombrio ímpeto de uma guerra tida por justa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kshatriya ideal of fearless exertion in a dharmic war: disciplined courage, swift initiative, and unwavering effort. Ethically, it also underscores the harsh reality that even righteous conflict carries destructive force, demanding responsibility and restraint from those who fight.
Sanjaya describes Bhima’s ferocious advance: he repeatedly leaps and rushes in all directions, reaches groups of chariot-warriors, and strikes down their chariots along with the standards using his sword, portraying his overwhelming momentum on the battlefield.