Shloka 32
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
अहमेतेन संगम्य संयुगे योद्धुमुत्सहे । न हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं मामेष पुरुषाधम:,'भैया! मैं रणभूमिमें इस दुर्योधनके साथ भिड़कर लड़नेका उत्साह रखता हूँ। यह नराधम मुझे युद्धमें परास्त नहीं कर सकता
aham etena saṅgamya saṃyuge yoddhum utsahe | na hi śakto raṇe jetuṃ mām eṣa puruṣādhamaḥ ||
Dijo Sañjaya: «Al trabarme con él, ardo en deseos de combatir en lo más recio de la batalla. Pues este vil de los hombres no es capaz de vencerme en la guerra».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethos of confidence in battle, but it also exposes how contempt and pride (calling an opponent puruṣādhama) can color one’s judgment—an ethical tension repeatedly explored in the Mahābhārata’s war narrative.
In the Shalya Parva battle context, the speaker (introduced as Sañjaya) voices readiness to engage Duryodhana directly and asserts that Duryodhana cannot defeat him, framing the moment as a challenge marked by bravado and moral denunciation.