Shloka 45
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा भीम विव्याध पत्रिभि: | पज्चभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ तिष्ठ तिछेति चाब्रवीत्,भरतश्रेष्ठ! राजा दुर्योधनने भीमसेनको पाँच बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया और कहा --खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह”
atha duryodhano rājā bhīmaṁ vivyādha patribhiḥ | pañcabhir bharataśreṣṭha tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ||
सञ्जय उवाच—अथ दुर्योधनो राजा भीमं विव्याध पत्रिभिः। पञ्चभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness in battle—meeting an opponent directly without yielding—while also warning, by implication, how pride and antagonism can intensify violence and harden hearts even when one invokes honorable language.
During the Drona Parva battle sequence, Duryodhana shoots Bhīma with five arrows and challenges him to stand firm, using the repeated imperative “tiṣṭha” as a provocation and assertion of martial dominance.