Shloka 10
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
प्रगृहीतगदौ दृष्टवा दुर्योधनवृकोदरी । संशय: सर्वभूतानां विजये समपद्यत,दुर्योधन और भीमसेनको पुनः गदा उठाये देख उनमेंसे किसी एककी विजयके सम्बन्धमें समस्त प्राणियोंके हृदयमें संशय उत्पन्न हो गया
pragṛhītagadau dṛṣṭvā duryodhanavṛkodarī | saṁśayaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ vijaye samapadyata ||
सञ्जय उवाच—प्रगृहीतगदौ दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनवृकोदरौ । संशयः सर्वभूतानां विजये समपद्यत ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a contest of power, the decisive factor is not merely strength but the alignment of action with dharma; when rivals appear evenly matched, moral conduct and the legitimacy of means become central to how victory is judged.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana and Bhīma have again lifted and readied their maces, and the spectators—indeed ‘all beings’—become uncertain about who will win, highlighting the suspense at a critical point in their climactic duel.