Shloka 343
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
अभ्याययौ भीमसेन निहन्तुं समुद्यतास्त्र: सुरराजकल्प: । यह देखकर आपका अनुपम प्रभावशाली पुत्र देवराजसदृश दुर्योधन भीमसेनको मारनेके लिये हथियार उठाये बड़ी उतावलीके साथ रथके द्वारा वहाँ आ पहुँचा
abhiyāyau bhīmasenaṃ nihantuṃ samudyatāstraḥ surarājakalpaḥ | yaḥ dadarśa tava anupama-prabhāvaśālī putro devarājasadṛśo duryodhanaḥ bhīmasenaṃ mārayituṃ śastram utthāya mahāutkaṇṭhayā rathena tatra ājagāma |
サンジャヤは言った。武器を掲げ、ビーマセーナを討たんと王者のごとき勇士が進み出た。そのさまは天帝インドラにも似ていた。これを見て、比類なき威勢をもつ汝の子ドゥルヨーダナもまた、神々の王のごとく武器を取り、ビーマを殺さんと大急ぎで戦車を駆ってその場へ馳せつけた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intense anger and wounded pride can drive a warrior into rash action. Even when framed as kṣatriya valor, the impulse to kill in haste shows the ethical danger of letting passion override discernment and dharma.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a weapon-raised hero moves to kill Bhīma; in response, Duryodhana—powerful and Indra-like in description—hurries by chariot to the spot, intent on slaying Bhīmasena.