Shloka 34
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
दुर्योधनस्यथ भीमेन मृद्यमानं शिर: पदा । उपप्रेक्षसि कस्मात् त्वं धर्मज्ञ: सन्नराधिप
duryodhanasya atha bhīmena mṛdyamānaṃ śiraḥ padā | upaprekṣasi kasmāt tvaṃ dharmajñaḥ sann arādhipa ||
「当杜罗约陀那的头颅正被毗摩以脚践踏碾碎之时，王啊，你为何只是站在一旁旁观？你明知达摩，却怎能在近前默然目睹——对一个已倒下、无力自卫之敌的凌辱与攻击——而不加制止？」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, dharma imposes limits: harming a fallen, helpless opponent is condemned, and a dharma-knower bears responsibility not to silently permit wrongdoing. The verse presses the ethical duty of restraint and moral intervention, not mere spectatorship.
After Duryodhana has been brought down and is incapacitated, Bhīma presses his foot upon Duryodhana’s head. Vāyudeva addresses Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), questioning why he stands nearby and watches despite knowing dharma, implying that such an act violates proper conduct toward a defeated foe.