Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 51
Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57
ताडयामास संक्रुद्धो वक्षोदेशे महाबल: । जब राजा दुर्योधनने देखा कि भीमसेनकी गदा नीचे गिर गयी और उनका वार खाली गया
tāḍayāmāsa saṅkruddho vakṣodeśe mahābalaḥ | gadayā nihato bhīmo muhā māno mahāraṇe ||
சினம் கொண்ட மகாபலன் பீமனின் மார்பில் தாக்கினான். கதையால் தாக்கப்பட்ட பீமன் அந்த மகாபோரில் தடுமாறி மயக்கமடைந்தான்।
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The verse highlights how anger and the momentum of battle can drive decisive, even destabilizing blows; it also suggests an ethical tension in warfare where raw strength and tactical maneuvering can eclipse steadiness, reminding readers that victory and composure are fragile amid adharma-prone fury.
Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, furious, lands a mace-blow on Bhīma’s chest; Bhīma is struck hard and becomes dazed in the great duel, marking a turning point in the intensity of their gadā-yuddha.
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