Shloka 95
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
सचापितां प्रज्वलितां महिषस्य विदारिणीम् । मुमोच शक्ति राजेन्द्र महासेनो महाबल:,राजेन्द्र! महाबली महासेनने महिषासुरपर एक प्रज्वलित शक्ति चलायी, जो उसके शरीरको विदीर्ण करनेवाली थी
sa cāpitāṃ prajvalitāṃ mahiṣasya vidāriṇīm | mumoca śaktiṃ rājendra mahāseno mahābalaḥ ||
Then Mahāsena, mighty in strength, hurled a blazing spear—one capable of tearing apart the buffalo-demon’s body—O king.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and violence, when employed, should be purposive and restrained—directed toward removing a dangerous adharma rather than motivated by hatred or personal gain. The verse frames force as an instrument in a larger moral struggle.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes Mahāsena launching a blazing spear (śakti) at the buffalo(-demon), a weapon described as capable of ripping open the opponent’s body, intensifying the battle episode.