Shloka 383
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
उदतिष्ठत पुत्रस्ते प्रतपन् रश्मिवानिव । कंधेपर लोहेकी गदा रखकर बँधे हुए जलका भेदन करके आपका वह पुत्र प्रतापी सूर्यके समान ऊपर उठा
udatiṣṭhat putras te pratapan raśmivān iva | kandhe lohamayīṃ gadāṃ nidhāya baddha-jalaṃ bhittvā tava sa putraḥ pratāpī sūrya iva ūrdhvaṃ utthitaḥ |
サञ्जयは言った。「そなたの子は再び立ち上がり、光輝く太陽のように燃え立っていた。鉄のガダーを肩に載せ、縛りつけるかのごとき水を破って上へと現れた――武勇に照り映え、まるで太陽そのものが昇るかのようであった。この光景は、押さえつけられ沈められても、なお足場を取り戻し戦いへ戻ろうとする、戦士の不屈の決意を示している。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and warrior-resolve: even when constrained and forced down, a kṣatriya is expected to recover composure, rise again, and continue to face adversity with courage and self-command.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that his son rises up again, shining like the sun, with an iron mace on his shoulder, breaking through restraining waters and emerging upward—signaling a return to action in the battle setting.