Shloka 19
अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्
Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report
आहुस्त्वां राजशार्दूल मुख्य॑ सर्वधनुष्मताम् । धनाध्यक्षोपमं युद्धे शिष्यं संकर्षणस्य च
āhus tvāṁ rājaśārdūla mukhyaṁ sarvadhanuṣmatām | dhanādhyakṣopamaṁ yuddhe śiṣyaṁ saṅkarṣaṇasya ca ||
三阇耶说道：“噢，诸王之虎！人们曾称你为万千弓手之首。战阵之中，又说你可比肩财宝之主俱毗罗，并且你还是桑迦尔沙那（婆罗罗摩）的亲传弟子。即便如此，毗摩塞那怎会寻得破绽得以击中你？噢，君王！你素来强健，精于棍杖（钉锤）之战；那罪恶之人又怎能将你杀害？”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between reputation and outcome: even a warrior famed as the best among archers and trained by the highest authority in mace-fighting can fall when a momentary opening arises. It also shows how grief and partisanship shape moral language—calling the killer “sinful” reflects the speaker’s ethical condemnation rather than a neutral report.
Sañjaya addresses a fallen king/warrior with honorifics, recalling his celebrated prowess—likened to Kubera in splendor and described as a disciple of Saṅkarṣaṇa—then asks how Bhīmasena could have found a chance to strike and kill him despite such strength and expertise in gada-yuddha (mace combat).