Shloka 42
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
युधिषछ्िर उवाच आश्चस्ता एव सर्वे सम चिरं त्वां मृगयामहे । तदिदानीं समुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्वेह सुयोधन
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | āśvastā eva sarve sma ciraṁ tvāṁ mṛgayāmahe | tad idānīṁ samuttiṣṭha yudhyasveha suyodhana ||
由提施提罗说道：“苏约陀那！我们都已歇息过了，也寻你良久。故而如今起身，就在此处一战吧。”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma: when the decisive moment arrives, one should not evade confrontation but meet it openly. Yudhiṣṭhira frames the encounter as a matter of duty and honor—having sought the opponent, the proper course is to stand and fight rather than hide or delay.
In the Shalya Parva’s climactic phase, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Suyodhana (Duryodhana), stating that the Pāṇḍavas have rested and have been searching for him for a long time. He calls on Duryodhana to rise and engage in battle on the spot, signaling the imminent final confrontation.