Shloka 30
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
उद्दिश्य नागान् पतत: कुर्वतो भैरवान् रवान् । प्रतीपं पततो मत्तान् कुज्जरान् प्रतिगर्जतः
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | uddiśya nāgān patataḥ kurvato bhairavān ravān | pratīpaṃ patato mattān kuñjarān pratigarjataḥ |
持国王说道：“当毗摩塞那发出可怖的咆哮，径直冲向群象；当他追击那些醉狂而向反方向逃窜的长牙象，并以雷霆般的挑战回击它们的鸣叫——那时，他如火炽燃，闯入我方车战之阵，开始将选出的英雄一一击倒；我的儿子们怎能在他手下保全性命？”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral psychology of impending war: adharma-driven choices breed fear and foreboding. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxiety reflects how attachment to one’s sons and refusal to restrain injustice leads to dread of inevitable consequences.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra imagines Bhīma’s battlefield fury—charging elephants and roaring back at them—then breaking into the Kaurava chariot ranks to kill select warriors. He asks how his sons could survive such a blazing, unstoppable assault.