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VERSE 24
 
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In this verse the poet brings out the dexterity exhibited
by Bhima in his battles with the foes..
 
क्ष्वेला = leonine roar क्ष्वेला तु सिंहनाद: स्यात् (Amara)
अक्षीणादृहास = ever-increasing loud laughter. It may be
read as T in which case it means the decreasing loud
laughter of the foes.
 
vælfæuſ—a large army consisting of 21870 chariots, 21870
elephants, 65610 horses and 109350 infantry.
 
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Duryodhana's army consisted of 11 akṣauhinis. Arjuna
destroyed five of them while Bhima destroyed the remaining six
 
ччf=here se refers to the (subject of) battle.
 
VERSE 25
 
In this verse the poet prays for the removal of the
beginningless nescience and the acquisition of good spiritual
knowledge.
 
सुविद्या = अध्यात्मविद्या Spiritual knowledge.
वाग्देवी=-भारती who is the spouse (दयिता) of Śrī Vāyu. Sr
Vayu is known as as he is the maintainer of the lives of
 
all jivas. भारती is also famous ( विदिता) as द्रौपदी. She is the
daughter of
 
and during a sacrifice she emerged
from the us along with a male child who was named
Dristadyumna. She is also known as U as she is dark
 
in colour.
 
रुद्रपत्न्याद्रुद्रिक्ता –थारती is superior to पार्वती, spouse of
शिव, श्यामला, spouse of यम; सौपर्णी, wife of गरुड;
बारुणी,
spouse of शेष; राची, spouse of इन्द्र and उषा, spouse of the
 
Asvins.