Shloka 343
अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement
अभ्याययौ भीमसेन निहन्तुं समुद्यतास्त्र: सुरराजकल्प: । यह देखकर आपका अनुपम प्रभावशाली पुत्र देवराजसदृश दुर्योधन भीमसेनको मारनेके लिये हथियार उठाये बड़ी उतावलीके साथ रथके द्वारा वहाँ आ पहुँचा
abhiyāyau bhīmasenaṃ nihantuṃ samudyatāstraḥ surarājakalpaḥ | yaḥ dadarśa tava anupama-prabhāvaśālī putro devarājasadṛśo duryodhanaḥ bhīmasenaṃ mārayituṃ śastram utthāya mahāutkaṇṭhayā rathena tatra ājagāma |
三阇耶说：那位如王者般的英雄，举起兵器，欲诛毗摩塞那，气势宛如天帝因陀罗。见此情形，你那无比威势的儿子难敌——恰似诸天之主——也急举兵刃，驱车疾驰至彼处，要取毗摩之命。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intense anger and wounded pride can drive a warrior into rash action. Even when framed as kṣatriya valor, the impulse to kill in haste shows the ethical danger of letting passion override discernment and dharma.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where a weapon-raised hero moves to kill Bhīma; in response, Duryodhana—powerful and Indra-like in description—hurries by chariot to the spot, intent on slaying Bhīmasena.