Shloka 25
दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat
सायकैर्विविधैस्तीक्ष्णै: कडकपत्रै: शिलाशितै: । भल्लैरनेकैर्विविधै: शक््त्यृष्टिमुसलिरपि
sāyakair vividhaīs tīkṣṇaiḥ kaḍakapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | bhallair anekair vividhaiḥ śaktyṛṣṭimuṣalair api, bharataśreṣṭha! dharmātmā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śilāpara-tejaḥ kruddha-doṣa-pūrṇa-dṛṣṭyā yatra yatrāvalokayat, tatra tatra tava sainyāni chinna-bhinnāni vikirṇāni babhūvuḥ ||
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! धर्मात्मा युधिष्ठिर कंकपत्रयुक्त, शिलापर तेज किये हुए तथा नाना प्रकार के तीक्ष्ण बाणों से, और भाँति-भाँति के असंख्य भल्लों से, तथा शक्ति, ऋष्टि और मूसलों से भी प्रहार करते थे।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension central to the Mahābhārata: even a 'dharmātmā' (righteous person) can be overtaken by anger in war, and that inner blemish (krodha-doṣa) amplifies destruction. It implicitly warns that righteous ends do not erase the ethical danger of rage.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira is fiercely attacking with multiple weapon-types—arrows, bhallas, javelins, spears, and clubs—and that wherever he turns his anger-charged gaze, the Kaurava troops are cut down and scattered.