Shloka 16
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
यत् तत् सभायां भीमेन मम पुत्रवधाश्रयम्,दुःशासन: सह भ्रात्रा भयाद् भीमादुपारमत् | क्रोधमें भरे हुए भयंकर भीमसेनने सभाभवनमें उस दिन समस्त कौरवोंके सुनते हुए मेरे पुत्रोंके वधके सम्बन्धमें जो प्रतिज्ञा की थी, उसका विचार करके और कर्णको पराजित देखकर अपने भाई दुर्योधनसहित दुःशासन निश्चय ही भयके मारे भीमसेनसे दूर हट गया होगा
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | yat tat sabhāyāṃ bhīmena mama putra-vadhāśrayam, duḥśāsanaḥ saha bhrātrā bhayād bhīmād upāramat |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: Recalling that vow Bhīma made in the royal assembly—concerning the slaying of my sons—Duḥśāsana, together with his brother, must surely have withdrawn from Bhīma out of fear, especially after seeing Karṇa defeated. The scene exposes how a public oath, born of wrath and humiliation, becomes a moral pressure upon the wrongdoers: when their champion falters, fear replaces arrogance, and the consequences of adharma begin to close in.
धृतराष्ट उवाच