Shloka 31
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
धिक् पार्थस्य धनुष्मत्तां भीमसेनस्य धिग् बलम् | यत्र दुर्योधन: कृष्ण मुहूर्तमपि जीवति,भगवन्! ऐसी दशामें यदि दुर्योधन एक मुहूर्त भी जीवित रहता है तो अर्जुनके धनुषधारण और भीमसेनके बलको धिक्कार है
dhik pārthasya dhanuṣmattāṁ bhīmasenasya dhig balam | yatra duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇa muhūrtam api jīvati, bhagavan ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Aiblah kemahiran Arjuna memegang busur, dan aiblah kekuatan Bhīmasena—jika, wahai Kṛṣṇa, wahai Tuhan Yang Mulia, Duryodhana masih dapat hidup walau sesaat pun dalam keadaan begini!”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse expresses that power and skill carry moral responsibility: when adharma has become intolerable, failing to restrain or end the wrongdoer is treated as a disgrace to those capable of protecting righteousness.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating events, voices a sharp rebuke: if Duryodhana can survive even a moment in the present crisis, then Arjuna’s archery and Bhīma’s strength are being rendered meaningless—an indictment meant to spur decisive action against the chief agent of adharma.