Shloka 45
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
त॑ महात्मा महात्मानं गदामुद्यम्य पाण्डव: | अभिदुद्राव वेगेन धार्तराष्ट्र वृकोदर:
taṁ mahātmā mahātmānaṁ gadām udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ | abhidudrāva vegena dhārtarāṣṭra vṛkodaraḥ ||
三阇耶说道：于是，那位大心的般度之子——狼腹者弗利拘陀罗（怖军），举起铁棒，以全速冲向那位大心的持国之子（难敌）。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma in its starkest form: once the decisive duel is joined, the warrior must act with unwavering resolve. It also frames violence as situated within a code—single combat with declared weapons—inviting reflection on how duty, restraint, and consequence coexist in war.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma (Vṛkodara) raising his mace and charging swiftly toward the Dhārtarāṣṭra warrior—Duryodhana—signaling the intensification of their mace-fight in the Shalya Parva.