Shloka 27
Gāndhārī’s Lament and the Identification of Duḥśāsana (स्त्रीपर्व, अध्याय १८)
एष दुःशासन: शेते विक्षिप्य विपुलौ भुजौ । निहतो भीमसेनेन सिंहेनेव महागज:,सिंहके मारे हुए विशाल हाथीके समान भीमसेनका मारा हुआ यह दु:शासन दोनों विशाल हाथ फैलाये रणभूमिमें पड़ा हुआ है
eṣa duḥśāsanaḥ śete vikṣipya vipulau bhujau | nihato bhīmasenena siṃhen eva mahāgajaḥ ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：“看哪，杜沙娑那横卧于此，双臂伟岸尽皆摊开，被毗摩塞那所杀——如同巨象为狮子所扑倒。”此偈凸显战争报应的道德重量：暴虐的侵害者得其相称之终，战场遂成不义（adharma）后果的可见印记。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the battlefield as a moral ledger: wrongdoing (adharma) culminates in ruin, and the fall of a notorious offender is portrayed as a fitting, almost natural, consequence—symbolized by the lion overpowering the elephant.
Vaiśampāyana describes Duḥśāsana’s corpse on the battlefield, arms spread out, emphasizing that he has been killed by Bhīmasena. The simile compares Duḥśāsana to a huge elephant felled by a lion, highlighting Bhīma’s overpowering force and the finality of Duḥśāsana’s end.