Shloka 26
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
गजानीकेन भीमस्य ताववारयतां दिश: । उसी प्रकार भगदत्त तथा महाबली श्रुतायुने हाथियोंकी सेनाद्वारा भीमसेनकी सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको रोक लिया ।। भूरिश्रवा: शलश्वैव सौबलश्न विशाम्पते
gajānīkena bhīmasya tāv avārayatāṃ diśaḥ | usī prakāraṃ bhagadatta tathā mahābalī śrutāyunā hastīnāṃ senayā bhīmasenasya sampūrṇā diśo ruddhvā || bhūriśravāḥ śalaś caiva saubalaś ca viśāṃpate ||
三阇耶说道：他们以象军一部，封锁了毗摩周遭的一切方向。同样，婆伽达多与大力的输多由，调动象军，将毗摩塞那四面围困。又有布利湿罗婆、舍罗与娑乌婆罗在场，噢人中之主——在战阵拥挤之中步步合围。此景凸显战争严酷的法则：勇武不仅以力胜负，更以在围困与协同压迫下的坚忍来受试。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of coordinated duty (kṣatriya-dharma): courage is not merely individual might, but steadfastness when faced with strategic containment and overwhelming force.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma is being hemmed in from all sides by enemy warriors using an elephant corps; additional fighters—Bhūriśravā, Śala, and Saubala—are also present, intensifying the encirclement.