Shloka 35
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
संजय उवाच एतत् स नरशार्दूलो नामृष्यत तवात्मज: । सलिलान्तर्गतः श्वभ्रे महानाग इव श्वसन्
sañjaya uvāca | etat sa naraśārdūlo nāmṛṣyata tavātmajaḥ | salilāntargataḥ śvabhre mahānāga iva śvasan |
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、人中の虎たる御子ドゥルヨーダナは、その言葉に耐えられなかった。水に沈む穴に身を潜め、巣穴の大蛇のように、長く重い息を吐いた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked pride and resentment make a person inwardly suffer and lose clarity; the verse depicts how wounded ego, even when outwardly restrained, churns within and prepares further conflict—an ethical warning about krodha (anger) and māna (pride) in leadership.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Duryodhana, concealed in a watery pit, cannot bear what was said (contextually, Yudhishthira’s statement) and reacts by heavy, serpent-like breathing—signaling suppressed rage and agitation while he remains hidden.