Shloka 84
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
विप्रजग्मुरनीकेषु मेघा वातहता इव । मृद्नन्तः स्वान्यनीकानि विनदन्त: शरातुरा:
viprajagmur anīkeṣu meghā vātahatā iva | mṛdnantaḥ svāny anīkāni vinadantaḥ śarāturāḥ ||
三阇耶说道：般度之子毗摩杀尽骑乘战士之后，许多狂象如同被狂风驱赶、拍击的云团一般，闯入诸军阵列而大乱。它们践踏自家队伍，又被箭伤之痛折磨，凄声哀号——显明在战争中，失控的蛮力会毁灭性地反噬己方。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring ethical insight of the epic: violence unleashes forces that easily become uncontrollable. Power without restraint and coordination can rebound upon one’s own people, turning strength (war-elephants) into self-inflicted disaster.
After Bhīma kills many mounted fighters, the Kaurava war-elephants—wounded by arrows and maddened—lose control, scatter through the formations, trample their own troops, and cry out in pain, creating panic and disorder in the Kaurava ranks.