Shloka 25
दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat
सायकैर्विविधैस्तीक्ष्णै: कडकपत्रै: शिलाशितै: । भल्लैरनेकैर्विविधै: शक््त्यृष्टिमुसलिरपि
sāyakair vividhaīs tīkṣṇaiḥ kaḍakapatraiḥ śilāśitaiḥ | bhallair anekair vividhaiḥ śaktyṛṣṭimuṣalair api, bharataśreṣṭha! dharmātmā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śilāpara-tejaḥ kruddha-doṣa-pūrṇa-dṛṣṭyā yatra yatrāvalokayat, tatra tatra tava sainyāni chinna-bhinnāni vikirṇāni babhūvuḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Ó o melhor dos Bhāratas, o justo Yudhiṣṭhira golpeava com muitas espécies de flechas agudas—umas de bordas duras, como lâminas, outras afiadas como pedra—bem como com incontáveis bhallas de formas diversas; e ainda com lanças śakti, dardos ṛṣṭi e clavas musala. Onde quer que lançasse o olhar, tomado pela falha da ira, ali as tuas tropas eram talhadas em pedaços e se dispersavam em desordem.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension central to the Mahābhārata: even a 'dharmātmā' (righteous person) can be overtaken by anger in war, and that inner blemish (krodha-doṣa) amplifies destruction. It implicitly warns that righteous ends do not erase the ethical danger of rage.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira is fiercely attacking with multiple weapon-types—arrows, bhallas, javelins, spears, and clubs—and that wherever he turns his anger-charged gaze, the Kaurava troops are cut down and scattered.