Shloka 46
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
सृत्या वज्चयतो राजन पुनरेवोत्पतिष्यत: । ऊरुभ्यां प्राहिणोद् राजन् गदां वेगेन पाण्डव:,भीमसेन समझ गये कि राजा दुर्योधन क्या करना चाहता है। अतः पैंतरेसे छलने और ऊपर उछलनेकी इच्छावाले दुर्योधनके ऊपर आक्रमण करके भीमसेनने सिंहके समान गर्जना की और उसकी जाँघोंपर बड़े वेगसे गदा चलायी
sṛtyā vañcayato rājan punar evotpatīṣyataḥ | ūrubhyāṁ prāhiṇod rājan gadāṁ vegena pāṇḍavaḥ ||
ରାଜନ୍, ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ଛଳପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପାଇଁଟରେ ଠକାଇ ପୁଣି ଉଛଳି ଉଠିବାକୁ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ଥିଲା, ସେତେବେଳେ ପାଣ୍ଡବ ଭୀମସେନ ତାହାର ଯୁକ୍ତି ବୁଝି ସିଂହନାଦ କରି ମହାବେଗରେ ତାହାର ଜଂଘାଦ୍ୱୟରେ ଗଦା ଚାଲାଇଲେ।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between victory and righteous conduct in war: tactical deception invites a forceful counter, yet the chosen target (the thighs) evokes debate about adherence to the accepted rules of mace-dueling and the moral cost of decisive violence.
During the climactic mace duel, Duryodhana attempts to evade through a feint and prepares to leap again; Bhīma anticipates this and launches a powerful mace-blow aimed at Duryodhana’s thighs, a turning point that effectively decides the contest.