Shloka 46
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
सृत्या वज्चयतो राजन पुनरेवोत्पतिष्यत: । ऊरुभ्यां प्राहिणोद् राजन् गदां वेगेन पाण्डव:
sṛtyā vañcayato rājan punar evotpatīṣyataḥ | ūrubhyāṁ prāhiṇod rājan gadāṁ vegena pāṇḍavaḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“大王啊，当他以佯攻欲行欺诳、又将再度腾跃之际，那位般度之子以巨力将铁杵掷向他的双股。”在单挑那冷峻的武德之中，此刻成为决定性的转折：毗摩洞悉都利约陀那的闪避诡计，以直指要害、势不可当的一击回应，足以终结决斗，却也引出一问——击向腰以下，是否合乎礼法。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between victory and righteous conduct in war: tactical deception invites a forceful counter, yet the chosen target (the thighs) evokes debate about adherence to the accepted rules of mace-dueling and the moral cost of decisive violence.
During the climactic mace duel, Duryodhana attempts to evade through a feint and prepares to leap again; Bhīma anticipates this and launches a powerful mace-blow aimed at Duryodhana’s thighs, a turning point that effectively decides the contest.