Shloka 40
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन भीमप्रियहितैषिणा । अन्वमोदत तत् सर्व यद् भीमेन कृतं युधि
ity ukto vāsudevena bhīmapriyahitaiṣiṇā | anvamodata tat sarvaṃ yad bhīmena kṛtaṃ yudhi ||
Sañjaya nói: Được Vāsudeva—người luôn mưu cầu điều thân yêu và lợi ích cho Bhīma—nói như thế, Yudhiṣṭhira liền tán đồng tất cả, chuẩn nhận mọi điều Bhīma đã làm nơi chiến địa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical accountability in war: Kṛṣṇa’s guidance is portrayed as benevolent concern for Bhīma’s welfare, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s assent shows that even harsh battlefield actions are weighed, interpreted, and consciously endorsed (or rejected) within a dharmic framework rather than treated as mere impulse.
After Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) speaks—motivated by what is dear and beneficial to Bhīma—Yudhiṣṭhira responds by approving everything Bhīma had done in the fighting. Sañjaya reports this approval as a key reaction that situates Bhīma’s deed within the Pandava camp’s moral and strategic understanding.