Shloka 33
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
युधिछ्िर उवाच उत्तिषोत्तिष्ठ गान्धारे मां योधय सुयोधन । एक एकेन संगम्य संयुगे गदया बली
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha gāndhāre māṃ yodhaya suyodhana | eka ekena saṅgamya saṃyuge gadayā balī ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Bumangon ka, bumangon, O anak ni Gāndhārī—Suyodhana! Halika at makipaglaban sa akin. Tunay kang malakas; kaya sa digmaang ito, harapin mo ang iisang bayani nang harapan at patunayan ang iyong pagkalalaki sa pamamagitan ng pamalo. Lumaban ka nang may iisang tuon ng isip.”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma in its martial form: courage, readiness, and the ideal of direct, single combat without evasion. Yudhiṣṭhira frames the fight as a test of personal valor and disciplined focus rather than mere mass violence.
On the battlefield, Yudhiṣṭhira calls upon Duryodhana—addressing him as the son of Gāndhārī and as Suyodhana—to rise and engage in a one-on-one mace duel, urging him to demonstrate his strength and manhood through direct combat.