Shloka 27
Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda
Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps
प्रभिन्नाश्न महानागा विनीता हस्तिसादिभि: । परस्परं समासाद्य संनिपेतुरभीतवत्
prabhinnāśnān mahānāgā vinītā hastisādibhiḥ | parasparaṃ samāsādya saṃnipetur abhītavat ||
三阇耶说道：巨大的战象如象中王者，鬓际涌流着发情的象液，在象骑与驭象者的驱策下彼此逼近，毫无惧色地相互冲撞，轰然交战。此景更显：在战争的狂怒中，纵是雄强生灵，也被人之号令驱入暴烈碰撞，使战场的无情势头愈发汹涌。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensification of war: immense power (the elephants) becomes an instrument of destruction when directed by human will. Ethically, it points to how conflict mobilizes and compels even non-human strength into violence, magnifying the consequences of martial ambition.
Sanjaya describes war-elephants in musth being urged on by their riders and handlers; they advance toward opposing elephants and collide fearlessly, engaging in close combat amid the larger battle.