Shloka 32
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
अथ दुर्योधन दृष्टवा भीमसेनो महाबल: । विधित्सु: कलहस्यान्तं गदां जग्राह पाण्डव:,तदनन्तर महाबली पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेनने दुर्योधनको देखकर झगड़ेका अन्त कर डालनेकी इच्छासे गदा उठा ली
atha duryodhanaṁ dṛṣṭvā bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | vidhitsuḥ kalahasyāntaṁ gadāṁ jagrāha pāṇḍavaḥ ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন—তারপর দুর্যোধনকে দেখে মহাবলী পাণ্ডব ভীমসেন কলহের অবসান ঘটাতে উদ্যত হয়ে গদা তুলে নিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive action in a dharmic crisis: when reconciliation has failed and injustice has matured into open war, a kṣatriya seeks to end destructive strife swiftly. Ethically, it underscores the tension between personal vengeance and duty-bound combat—ending chaos may require force, but intention and restraint remain morally significant.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, upon spotting Duryodhana, resolves to finish the ongoing conflict and therefore picks up his mace, preparing for direct confrontation.