Shloka 9
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
ततो लाडलमुद्यम्य भीममभ्यद्रवद् बली
tato lāṅgalam udyamya bhīmam abhyadravad balī |
तेव्हा महाबली बलराम आपला नांगर उचलून भीमसेनावर सरळ धावून गेले. भुजा उंचावलेल्या त्या महात्म्याचे रूप अनेक धातूंनी विचित्र शोभा पावलेल्या महान् श्वेत पर्वतासारखे भासत होते.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how immense power, when stirred by perceived injustice, can surge toward violence; it implicitly raises the ethical demand that strength be governed by dharma and restraint, especially among kṣatriyas whose honor-codes can quickly escalate conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Balarāma lifts his ploughshare weapon and charges toward Bhīma, his appearance compared to a great white mountain—signaling an imminent confrontation driven by anger and a desire to correct or punish.