Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 28
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
तदनीकमभिप्रेक्ष्य त्रय: सज्जा महारथा:,मान्यवर! उस सेनाको देखकर तीन महारथी भीमसेन, अर्जुन और सहदेव युद्ध- सामग्रीसे सुसज्जित हो दुर्योधनके वधकी इच्छासे सिंहनाद करते हुए आगे बढ़े
tad anīkam abhiprekṣya trayaḥ sajjā mahārathāḥ
桑阇耶曰：见此战阵，三位大车战士——毗摩塞那、阿周那与萨诃提婆——披坚执锐，备战而进，发出狮子般的长啸，一心欲诛杜尔约陀那。此偈凸显般度诸雄临近终局的决断：他们的武勇指向以击杀祸首来终结战争，将此处的暴力置于刹帝利之法（kṣatriya-dharma）那冷峻的逻辑之中，而非出于嗜血。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined resolve in a dharmic crisis: the warriors’ force is not portrayed as random aggression but as a focused attempt to end adharma by confronting the principal cause of the conflict. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension between the horror of war and the kṣatriya obligation to act decisively when injustice has become entrenched.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, upon seeing the opposing formation, three Pāṇḍava champions—Bhīma, Arjuna, and Sahadeva—arm themselves, roar like lions, and surge forward, determined to kill Duryodhana.