Shloka 3
Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa
Resolve for the Mace Duel
यस्यातपत्रच्छायापि स्वका भानोस्तथा प्रभा । खेदायैवाभिमानित्वात् सहेत् सैवं कथं गिर:
yasyātapatracchāyāpi svakā bhānostathā prabhā | khedāyaivābhimānitvāt sahet saivaṁ kathaṁ giraḥ ||
由提施提罗说道：“有一人，连他王伞的荫影都如太阳之光般辉耀；却因傲慢，把这份光辉反倒化作烦忧之因——这样的人，怎能忍受这般言辞？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer splendour and status (symbolized by the royal parasol and sunlike radiance) do not guarantee inner strength; pride (abhimāna) makes a person fragile, turning even greatness into a source of suffering and making harsh words harder to bear.
Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on a highly exalted person—one marked by royal brilliance—yet whose pride causes distress; he questions how such a proud figure could tolerate cutting or challenging speech in the tense context of the war narrative.