Mahabharata · 6.19.43-44
॥
Devanāgarī
एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा युद्धनन्दिनः ॥
व्यवस्थिताः प्रतिव्यूह्य तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम् ॥
स्रंसन्त इव मज्जानो योधानां भरतर्षभ ॥
दृष्ट्वाग्रतो भीमसेनं गदापाणिम् अवस्थितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
evaṃ te puruṣavyāghrāḥ pāṇḍavā yuddhanandinaḥ ||
vyavasthitāḥ prativyūhya tava putrasya vāhinīm ||
sraṃsanta iva majjāno yodhānāṃ bharatarṣabha ||
dṛṣṭvāgrato bhīmasenaṃ gadāpāṇim avasthitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राःevaṃ te puruṣavyāghrāḥthus these tigers among men; thus those best of men
पाण्डवा युद्धनन्दिनःpāṇḍavā yuddhanandinaḥthe Pandavas, rejoicing in battle; the sons of Pandu, fond of war
व्यवस्थिताः प्रतिव्यूह्यvyavasthitāḥ prativyūhyatook their stand, having arrayed themselves against; positioned themselves in counter-array
तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम्tava putrasya vāhinīmagainst the army of your son; against your son's forces
स्रंसन्त इव मज्जानोsraṃsanta iva majjānoas if their very marrow dissolved; as if their innards went slack
योधानां भरतर्षभyodhānāṃ bharatarṣabhaof the warriors, O best of the Bharatas; of the fighters, O bull of the Bharatas
दृष्ट्वाग्रतो भीमसेनंdṛṣṭvāgrato bhīmasenaṃseeing Bhimasena in front; catching sight of Bhima in the vanguard
गदापाणिम् अवस्थितम्gadāpāṇim avasthitamstanding with mace in hand; standing with club in hand
Translation
Thus these tigers among men, the Pandavas, rejoicing in battle, arrayed themselves against the army of your son. And the very marrow of the warriors, O bull of the Bharatas, seemed to dissolve when they saw Bhimasena standing before them, mace in hand.
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c0d5230ceb2c · published Jul 17, 2026, 8:47:28 PM UTC
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The chapter closes not with a general view of the army but with the image of Bhima before the ranks. His presence acts even before a blow is struck: fear enters the bodies of the enemy. The Vajra-vyuha finds its living point, and that point is not abstract strategy but the personal strength of the hero.