Shloka 58
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
युधिष्ठिरश्न राजेन्द्र तं हंदे सह सोदरै: । आजगाम महाराज तव पुत्रवधाय वै,राजेन्द्र! महाराज! आपके पुत्रका वध करनेके लिये राजा युधिष्ठिर अपने भाइयोंके साथ उस सरोवरके तटपर आ पहुँचे
sañjaya uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhiraś ca rājendra taṃ hradaṃ saha sodaraiḥ |
ājagāma mahārāja tava putra-vadhāya vai rājendra ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജേന്ദ്രാ, മഹാരാജാ! നിന്റെ പുത്രനെ വധിക്കുവാൻ നിശ്ചയിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ സഹോദരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ ആ തടാകത്തിന്റെ തീരത്തെത്തി।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even those committed to dharma may be compelled to harsh action when confronting entrenched adharma; the verse highlights the ethical weight of kṣatriya responsibility—decisive action taken not for personal cruelty but to conclude a destructive conflict and restore order.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers, has reached the lake where Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana) is located, with the intention of killing him—setting the stage for the climactic confrontation.