Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 67
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
स सिंहनादं विननाद कौरवो निपात्य भूमौ युधि भीममोजसा । बिभेद चैवाशनितुल्यमोजसा गदानिपातेन शरीररक्षणम्
sa siṁhanādaṁ vinanāda kauravo nipātya bhūmau yudhi bhīmam ojasā | bibheda caivāśanitulyam ojasā gadānipātena śarīrarakṣaṇam ||
യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ മഹാബലത്തോടെ ഭീമനെ നിലത്തേക്ക് വീഴ്ത്തിയ കൌരവരാജൻ ദുര്യോധനൻ സിംഹത്തെപ്പോലെ ഗർജിച്ചു. പിന്നെ ഇടിമിന്നലിനൊപ്പമുള്ള ശക്തിയോടെ വീണ ഗദാപ്രഹാരത്തിൽ ഭീമന്റെ ദൃഢമായ കവചം തകർത്തു.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya warfare: strength, technique, and relentless resolve can break even strong protections. Ethically, it underscores how pride and triumphal display (the lion-roar) accompany victory, while the battlefield context frames such acts within the accepted—but grim—code of war.
Sañjaya describes Duryodhana overpowering Bhīma in the mace-duel: he knocks Bhīma to the ground, roars in triumph, and strikes with such force that Bhīma’s armor/body-protection is shattered by the mace-blow.
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