Shloka 31
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
गजकण्टकसंनद्धं वज्ेणेव शिलोच्चयम् । भीष्म कंकपत्रसे युक्त बहुसंख्यक तीखे बाणोंको युद्धमें बिखेर रहे थे। वे एक ही पंखयुक्त सीधे बाणसे लोहेकी झूलसे युक्त हाथीको भी विदीर्ण कर डालते थे। जैसे इन्द्र महान् पर्वतको अपने वज्ञसे विदीर्ण कर देते हैं || ३० हू ।। दौ त्रीनपि गजारोहान् पिण्डितान् वर्मितानपि
gajakantakasaṃnaddhaṃ vajreṇeva śilocchayam | bhīṣmaḥ kaṅkapatrase yuktaṃ bahusaṃkhyaka-tīkṣṇa-bāṇān yuddhe bikhērayan iva | sa eka eva pakṣayuktena sṛjā bāṇena lohajhūlāsayuktaṃ hastinam api vidīrya pātayām āsa | yathendraḥ mahāparvataṃ svavajreṇa vidārayati ||
三阇耶说道：毗湿摩在战阵中如暴风般倾洒无数锐箭，连披铁甲、具铁具与刺钩的战象也被他射中。仅以一支笔直带羽之矢，他便能裂开那样的战象——正如因陀罗以金刚杵劈开巍峨大山。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary martial power can become an instrument of massive harm in war; it implicitly invites reflection on the ethical gravity of battlefield violence even when performed under kṣatriya-duty.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma is showering sharp arrows and can pierce even heavily armored war-elephants, likening his force to Indra splitting a mountain with the thunderbolt.