Shloka 81
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
लो देख लो, अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले भयंकर वीर महाबाहु कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन दूसरे मेरुपर्वतके समान अविचल भावसे खड़े हुए प्रकाशित हो रहे हैं ।।
amārṣī nitya-saṃrabdhaś ciraṃ vairaṃ anusmaran | eṣa bhīmo jaya-prepsur yudhi tiṣṭhati vīryavān ||
Śalya nói: “Hãy nhìn kia—Bhīma hùng mạnh đang đứng trên chiến địa, vững như núi. Dễ nổi giận khi bị xúc phạm, luôn căng cứng trong cơn thịnh nộ, và ghi nhớ mối thù suốt lâu dài. Khao khát chiến thắng, dũng sĩ đầy uy lực ấy vẫn đứng sẵn sàng giữa trận tiền.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and long-held enmity can harden into a sustained motivation for action. In the ethical frame of the Mahābhārata, such passions may fuel courage and persistence in war, yet they also reveal the inner cost of conflict—where remembrance of injury perpetuates hostility.
Śalya describes Bhīma’s battlefield stance and temperament: he is standing ready for combat, eager for victory, and characterized by constant agitation and a long memory of feud—an appraisal meant to convey Bhīma’s formidable, relentless fighting spirit.