Shloka 42
समुद्यतगदं दृष्टवा कैलासमिव शृद्.िणम् । भीमसेनस्तदा राजन् दुर्योधनमथाब्रवीत्,राजन! शृंगंधारी कैलासपर्वतके समान गदा उठाये दुर्योधनको देखकर भीमसेनने उससे कहा--
samudyata-gadaṃ dṛṣṭvā kailāsam iva śṛṅgiṇam | bhīmasenas tadā rājan duryodhanam athābravīt ||
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်—အို မင်းကြီး၊ ဂဒါကို မြှောက်တင်ထားသော ဒုရျောဓနကို မြင်လျှင်၊ ထိပ်တောင်မြင့်မြတ်သော ကိုင်လာသတောင်ကဲ့သို့ ထင်ရှားလှ၏။ ထိုအခါ ဘီမစေနက သူ့အား စကားဆို၏။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward power and intimidation (a raised mace, a mountain-like stance) precede a decisive ethical test. In the Mahābhārata’s war narrative, such moments remind the listener that victory is not only about strength but also about restraint and adherence to the rules of combat—dharma under pressure.
Sañjaya describes the duel’s immediate setup: Duryodhana stands with his mace lifted, formidable like Mount Kailāsa. Seeing this, Bhīma turns to speak to him, marking the transition from silent readiness to direct confrontation in the climactic mace-fight.