Shloka 1131
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
हताश्वे स रथे तिष्ठन् भीमसेन: प्रतापवान् । शक्तिं चिक्षेप तरसा गाड्रेयस्य रथं प्रति
hatāśve sa rathe tiṣṭhan bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | śaktiṃ cikṣepa tarasā gāḍreyasya rathaṃ prati ||
اگرچہ اس کے رتھ کے گھوڑے مارے جا چکے تھے، پھر بھی پرتابی اور زورآور بھیم سین رتھ پر ثابت قدم کھڑا رہا اور یکایک تیز قوت کے ساتھ شکتی نیزہ گाडریہ کے رتھ کی طرف سیدھا پھینک دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and kṣatriya resolve: even when materially disadvantaged (a chariot without horses), a warrior committed to his duty does not collapse into despair but acts decisively within the harsh framework of battlefield dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, standing on a chariot whose horses have been killed, forcefully hurls a śakti (spear/javelin) toward the chariot of Gāḍreya, continuing the combat despite the setback.