Shloka 24
Jarāsandha–Vāsudeva Saṃvāda: Kṣātra-Dharma, Pride, and the Ethics of Coercion
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 20
हतं मेने जरासंध॑ दृष्टवा भीमपुरोगमौ । एककार्यसमुद्यन्तौ कृष्णौ युद्धेडधपराजितौ
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | hataṃ mene jarāsaṃdhaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmapurogamau | ekakāryasamudyantau kṛṣṇau yuddhe 'dhaparājitau |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。戦において未だかつて屈せぬ二人のクリシュナが、ただ一つの目的のために立ち、ビーマを先頭に進みゆくのを見て、ユディシュティラは、ジャラーサンダはもはや討たれたも同然だと確信した。正しき事のために結ばれた彼らの決意は、ジャラーサンダへの正当な憤りに燃え、同族解放へと向けられて、恐るべき威光となって輝き出ていた。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When righteous purpose is unified and led with courage, even a seemingly invincible oppressor becomes effectively defeated; dharmic resolve, not mere force, is presented as the decisive power.
Yudhiṣṭhira sees Bhīma going ahead with Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, both famed as unconquered warriors, all committed to one mission against Jarāsandha; from this he concludes that Jarāsandha’s death is certain.