Shloka 32
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
तोमरान् प्राहिणोच्छीघ्रं चतुर्दश शिलाशितान् | तब कलिंगराजने रणक्षेत्रमें अत्यन्त कुपित हो भीमसेनपर तुरंत ही चौदह तोमरोंका प्रहार किया, जिन्हें सानपर चढ़ाकर तेज किया गया था ।।
tomarān prāhiṇoc chīghraṁ caturdaśa śilāśitān | tān prāptān mahābāhuḥ khagatān iva pāṇḍavaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：迦陵伽之王在战场上怒火炽盛，迅疾掷出十四支托摩罗长枪，枪刃皆以石磨砥砺而锋利，直取毗摩塞那。那些兵刃飞临之际，这位臂力无双的般度之子迎击如对空中飞鸟——在战争的暴烈中毫不动摇，勇气与意志皆稳如磐石。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its battlefield form: even when confronted by sudden, sharpened weapons hurled in anger, a warrior is expected to remain steady, courageous, and skillful rather than shaken by fear or provoked into reckless rage.
Sañjaya describes the king of Kaliṅga, enraged in combat, hurling fourteen stone-whetted tomara-spears at Bhīma. Bhīma, called the mighty-armed Pāṇḍava, faces the incoming missiles confidently, likened to dealing with birds in flight.