Shloka 34
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
दुर्योधनस्यथ भीमेन मृद्यमानं शिर: पदा । उपप्रेक्षसि कस्मात् त्वं धर्मज्ञ: सन्नराधिप
duryodhanasya atha bhīmena mṛdyamānaṃ śiraḥ padā | upaprekṣasi kasmāt tvaṃ dharmajñaḥ sann arādhipa ||
«ເມື່ອຫົວຂອງດຸຣະໂຍທະນະກຳລັງຖືກບີມາໃຊ້ຕີນຂີ້ຂະຍີ້, ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ເຈົ້າເປັນຫຍັງຈຶ່ງຢືນເບິ່ງຢູ່ສະຫງົບໆ? ເຈົ້າເປັນຜູ້ຮູ້ທັນທຳມະ ແຕ່ຈະຢືນໃກ້ໆ ແລະເບິ່ງການຮຸກຮານຕໍ່ສັດຕູທີ່ລົ້ມລົງ ແລະອ່ອນແອ ໂດຍບໍ່ຫ້າມໄດ້ແນວໃດ?»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, dharma imposes limits: harming a fallen, helpless opponent is condemned, and a dharma-knower bears responsibility not to silently permit wrongdoing. The verse presses the ethical duty of restraint and moral intervention, not mere spectatorship.
After Duryodhana has been brought down and is incapacitated, Bhīma presses his foot upon Duryodhana’s head. Vāyudeva addresses Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), questioning why he stands nearby and watches despite knowing dharma, implying that such an act violates proper conduct toward a defeated foe.