Shloka 51
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
ताडयामास संक्रुद्धो वक्षोदेशे महाबल: । जब राजा दुर्योधनने देखा कि भीमसेनकी गदा नीचे गिर गयी और उनका वार खाली गया
tāḍayāmāsa saṅkruddho vakṣodeśe mahābalaḥ | gadayā nihato bhīmo muhā māno mahāraṇe ||
قال سنجيا: وقد استبدّ به الغضب، ضرب المحارب العظيم القوة بهيما في صدره. فلما صُرع بضربة الهراوة، ترنّح بهيما في خضم تلك المعركة العظمى واعتراه الذهول والاضطراب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and the momentum of battle can drive decisive, even destabilizing blows; it also suggests an ethical tension in warfare where raw strength and tactical maneuvering can eclipse steadiness, reminding readers that victory and composure are fragile amid adharma-prone fury.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, furious, lands a mace-blow on Bhīma’s chest; Bhīma is struck hard and becomes dazed in the great duel, marking a turning point in the intensity of their gadā-yuddha.