Shloka 293
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
समुद्यम्य गदां घोरां प्रत्यविध्यत् परंतप: । शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनने भीमसेनको गदा घुमाते देख अपनी भयंकर गदा उठाकर उनकी गदापर दे मारी
samudyamya gadāṁ ghorāṁ pratyavidhyat paraṁtapaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。ビー マセーナが棍棒を振り回すのを見て、汝の子ドゥルヨーダナ――敵を灼く者――は自らの恐るべき棍棒を掲げ、打ち返して棍棒と棍棒をぶつけ合わせた。かくして決闘は力と決意の試練へと硬化し、武人の法（kṣatra-dharma）は退却ではなく、正面からの規律ある戦いとして現れた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya conduct in war: when challenged in a fair duel, a warrior answers with courage and skill. Ethically, it underscores steadfastness and accountability in action—meeting force with disciplined resolve—while also reminding that prowess alone does not settle the deeper moral causes driving the conflict.
Sañjaya describes the mace-fight: Bhīma swings his mace, and Duryodhana raises his own fearsome mace and counter-strikes, making it a direct clash of weapons in their climactic duel.