Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 74
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
वृतं दैत्यायुतैवरिबलिभिदीशभिनृप । इससे प्रभावशाली भगवान् महासेन बड़े प्रसन्न हुए और उन्होंने महान् बल एवं पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न उस दैत्यराज तारकको मार गिराया, जो एक लाख बलवान एवं वीर दैत्योंसे घिरा हुआ था ।।
mahīṣaṃ cāṣṭabhiḥ padmair vṛtaṃ saṅkhye nijaghnivān
Vaiśampāyana nói: Giữa trận tiền, Ngài đã đánh gục kẻ thù mang hình trâu rừng, kẻ được vây quanh bởi tám đạo quân “padma”.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sheer numerical strength (even vast ‘padma’ formations) is not decisive; disciplined prowess and righteous resolve can overcome overwhelming encirclement.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a combat moment: in the battlefield, the hero slays a buffalo-form adversary despite the foe being protected by eight massive ‘padma’ divisions.