Mahabharata 9.32.20 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 20
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
बाह्लीकद्रोणभीष्माणां कर्णस्य च महात्मन: । जयद्रथस्य शूरस्य भगदत्तस्य चोभयो:
bāhlīka-droṇa-bhīṣmāṇāṃ karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ | jayadrathasya śūrasya bhagadattasya cobhayoḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «(Il parla) de Bāhlīka, de Droṇa et de Bhīṣma ; du magnanime Karṇa ; du vaillant Jayadratha ; et de Bhagadatta—les plus grands guerriers des deux camps».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war narratives preserve memory of exemplary figures—teachers, elders, and famed heroes—inviting reflection on how reputation, duty, and allegiance shape ethical judgment even amid conflict.
Sañjaya continues a report that names major warriors—Bāhlīka, Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Jayadratha, and Bhagadatta—framing them as leading figures whose deeds and roles are being recalled in the account of the battle.
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