Shloka 57
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
चिक्षेपाविध्य वेगेन दुर्योधनरथं प्रति । महाराज! तब भीमसेनने अपनी अत्यन्त तेजस्विनी गदाको बड़े वेगसे घुमाकर दुर्योधनके रथपर दे मारा ।। ततः सा सहसा वाहांस्तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे
sa jaya uv01ca |
cikep01vidhya vegena duryodhana-ratha prati |
tata s01 sahas01 v01h01s tava putrasya sayuge ||
चिक्षेपाविध्य वेगेन दुर्योधनरथं प्रति। ततः सा सहसा वाहांस्तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the instability of power in war: even a mighty warriors advantage can vanish in an instant. Ethically, it reflects the Mah01bh01ratas sober view that martial prowess (ketra-valor) operates within a larger moral and fateful economy, where violence brings swift, often irreversible consequences.
Sanjaya reports to Dhtar01ra that Bhimasena, with great speed and accurate aim, hurls his mace at Duryodhanas chariot; the weapon suddenly strikes down Duryodhanas horses in the midst of combat, disrupting his chariot in the battle scene.