Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततो भीमो रणे क्रुद्धो रभसश्न विशेषतः । गजानीकं समासाद्य प्रेषयामास मृत्यवे,तब युद्धमें विशेष वेगशाली भीमसेनने कुपित हो हाथियोंकी सेनामें प्रवेशकर उन्हें कालके गालमें भेजना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

tato bhīmo raṇe kruddho rabhasaś ca viśeṣataḥ | gajānīkaṃ samāsādya preṣayāmāsa mṛtyave ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, si Bhīma, nagngangalit sa gitna ng labanan at tinutulak ng pambihirang silakbo ng lakas, ay sumugod sa pangkat ng mga elepante at nagsimulang magpadala sa kanila sa Kamatayan—pinabagsak ang matatapang na elepante ng kaaway at ang mga sakay nito nang walang pag-aatubili.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

भीमःBhima

रणेin battle

क्रुद्धःangered

रभसःimpetuous, violent

नुindeed, surely

विशेषतःespecially, particularly

गज-अनीकम्the elephant-corps

समासाद्यhaving approached/attacked

प्रेषयामासsent, dispatched

मृत्यवेto death

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīma

gajānīka (elephant-corps)

Mṛtyu (Death)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the grim ethical tension of war: once battle is joined, a warrior’s wrath and duty (kṣatriya-dharma) can become an unstoppable force, producing swift destruction. It invites reflection on how powerful emotions, when fused with sanctioned violence, magnify the consequences of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, furious and moving with great speed, storms into the enemy elephant division and begins killing them—overwhelming the elephant-corps and sending its fighters to death.