Shloka 38
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
सासिर्वेगवदाप्लुत्य दन्ताभ्यां वारणोत्तमम् | आरुरोह ततो मध्यं नागराजस्य मारिष
sa-āsir vegavad āplutya dantābhyāṁ vāraṇottamam | āruroha tato madhyaṁ nāgarājasya māriṣa ||
三阇耶说道：毗摩塞那手执长剑，疾跃而进，借那最上之象的双牙为支点，攀上象王之首——直至其冠顶。此景令军中武士不再把他当作战场上的凡人，而视为具超人、近乎神性的威力之士；在战争暴烈之中，他宛如无畏决心的化身。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of fearless resolve and extraordinary effort in battle; it also shows how visible courage can reshape perception—warriors begin to see a human hero as ‘divine’ due to unmatched prowess.
Bhīma, roaring and holding a sword, leaps up and uses the elephant’s tusks as footholds to climb onto the head of the great war-elephant, astonishing the surrounding soldiers.