Shloka 38
तस्य शक्ति महावेगां भगदत्तो महारथ: । चिक्षेप समरे वीर: स्वर्णदण्डां महामते,महामते! उस समरभूमिमें वीर महारथी भगदत्तने भीमसेनपर स्वर्णमय दण्डसे विभूषित एक महावेगशालिनी शक्ति चलायी
tasya śaktiṁ mahāvegāṁ bhagadatto mahārathaḥ | cikṣepa samare vīraḥ svarṇadaṇḍāṁ mahāmate ||
तस्य शक्तिं महावेगां भगदत्तो महारथः । चिक्षेप समरे वीरः स्वर्णदण्डां महामते ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world of Kurukṣetra where duty and prowess manifest as decisive action; ethically, it reminds the reader that war rapidly intensifies through reciprocal displays of force, increasing the burden of harm even when framed as battlefield duty.
Sañjaya reports that Bhagadatta, a renowned chariot-warrior, hurls a very swift spear with a golden shaft at his opponent in the thick of combat, marking a sharp escalation in the exchange of deadly weapons.