Shloka 88
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
मार्गान् बहून् विचरता धावता च ततस्ततः । मुहुरुत्पतता चैव सम्मोह: समपद्यत
sañjaya uvāca | mārgān bahūn vicaratā dhāvatā ca tatastataḥ | muhur utpatatā caiva sammohaḥ samapadyata, rājan |
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，他穿行于多条战路，奔突于此彼之间，又屡屡腾跃而起，战场遂被一阵迷乱的惊惶所攫。正如象王深入鏖战，毗摩塞那的身法与威怖使士卒与其坐骑车乘尽皆战栗，混乱弥漫四方。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and confusion (sammoha) can overtake an army when confronted with overwhelming force and unpredictable movement; in war, mental steadiness is as decisive as weapons.
Sanjaya describes Bhimasena moving rapidly across many routes on the battlefield—running, roaming, and repeatedly leaping—so that the opposing troops and their mounts begin to tremble and a general panic spreads.