Mahāprasthānika-parva Adhyāya 2: The Northward March, Sight of Himavat and Meru, and the Sequential Falls
तस्मिंस्तु पुरुषव्याप्रे पतिते शक्रतेजसि । ग्रियमाणे दुराधर्षे भीमो राजानमब्रवीत्
tasmiṃstu puruṣavyāpre patite śakratejasi | gṛhyamāṇe durādharṣe bhīmo rājānam abravīt ||
当时,那位大英雄——阿周那,光辉如因陀罗之威——倒卧于地;那不可战胜的战士已逼近生命尽头。于是,毗摩开口对国王尤提士提罗说道。此刻构成一场沉重的道德危机:纵然最伟大者亦会陨落,而幸存者必须直面法(dharma)的意义、责任,以及终途之上苦难背后隐秘的因缘。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Even the most exalted hero can fall; the episode presses the ethical question of why suffering befalls the virtuous and how one should respond—without attachment, with discernment about karma and dharma, and with steadiness in the face of death.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ final journey, Arjuna collapses and approaches death. Bhīma, shaken by the fall of the Indra-like warrior, turns to King Yudhiṣṭhira to ask the reason—setting up an explanation tied to conduct, vows, and the subtle workings of dharma.