Shloka 12
Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras
Udyoga Parva
भीमधन्वायनी सेना धृष्टद्युम्नेन पालिता । गड़्ेव पूर्णा स्तिमिता स्यन्दमाना व्यदृश्यत
bhīmadhanvāyinī senā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pālitā | gaṅgevapūrṇā stimītā syandamānā vyadṛśyata ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：般度族的军队弓手骁勇可怖，又有德里什塔丢姆那护卫，望之如恒河洪水满涨：此处凝止不动，彼处奔涌向前。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how power in war should be governed by protection and command: an army becomes ethically effective when its force is disciplined—steady when restraint is needed and forceful when action is required.
Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas’ host under Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s protection, portraying its movements as alternating between stillness and forward surge, like the Gaṅgā when full—conveying both readiness and momentum before the great conflict.