Shloka 5
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
फिर वहाँ राजाओंकी मण्डलीमें अपनी दोनों बाँहें ऊपर उठाकर हलधर बलरामने भयंकर आर्तनाद करते हुए कहा--'भीमसेन! तुम्हें धिक्कार है! धिक्कार है!! ।।
sañjaya uvāca | atha tatra rājamaṇḍalīmadhye bāhū samutkṣipya haladharo balarāmo bhīṣaṇam ārta-nādaṁ kṛtvā uvāca— “bhīmasena! tvāṁ dhig astu! dhig astu!! aho dhig yad adho nābheḥ prahṛtaṁ dharma-vigrahe; naitad dṛṣṭaṁ gadā-yuddhe kṛtavān yad vṛkodaraḥ.”
三阇耶说道：当时，在诸王的会座之中，持犁者巴拉罗摩高举双臂，发出凄厉可怖的哀号，宣言道：“毗摩塞那——可耻！可耻！唉，真是可耻：在这自称为正法决斗的较量里，竟有人击打脐下之处。杵战之中从未见过此等行径——然而正是弗利科达罗所为！”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, a contest publicly framed as dharma-bound is expected to follow agreed rules; violating them (here, striking below the navel in mace-combat) is treated as a moral breach that stains victory with dishonor.
In the presence of the gathered kings, Balarama—an authority on mace-fighting—reacts with anguish and anger, publicly censuring Bhima for delivering a prohibited blow below the navel during the mace duel.