Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 32
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
आविद्धा सर्ववेगेन भीमेन महती गदा
āviddhā sarvavegena bhīmena mahatī gadā
Sañjaya said: Driven with full force by Bhīma, a massive mace was hurled—an image of unrestrained martial power unleashed in the climactic violence of the war.
संजय उवाच
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The line underscores how, in war, immense strength and speed can become instruments of decisive—and often devastating—consequence; it implicitly invites reflection on the ethical weight carried by martial power when dharma is contested.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, using his full might, hurls a huge mace—describing a critical moment of close-quarters combat where the gada becomes the vehicle of a potentially fight-ending blow.
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