Shloka 11
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
ततः शैक्यायसी गुर्वी प्रगृह्ा महतीं गदाम् । अधावत् तावकान् योधान् दण्डपाणिरिवान्तक:
tataḥ śaikyāyasī gurvī pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām | adhāvat tāvakān yodhān daṇḍapāṇir ivāntakaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan nito, si Bhīmasena, na mahigpit na humawak sa isang napakalaki at napakabigat na pamalong bakal, ay sumugod sa iyong mga mandirigma. Gaya ni Yama, ang may hawak ng pamalo ng kaparusahan, siya’y rumagasa bilang tagapaghatid ng di-maiiwasang ganti, at ginawang tanawin ang larangan ng digmaan kung saan ang kayabangan ay tumatanggap ng nararapat na bunga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield violence within a moral-psychological lens: power and aggression are portrayed as instruments of inevitable consequence (daṇḍa), suggesting that in war the arrogant and unrighteous meet a force that feels like ordained retribution.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma seizing a massive iron mace and charging directly into the Kaurava ranks, likening his onslaught to Yama (Death) advancing with the staff of punishment.