ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीमसेनः पराक्रमी ॥
अग्रतः स्यन्दनानीकं शरवर्षैर् अवाकिरत् ॥
ते वध्यमानाः समरे तव पुत्रा महारथाः ॥
भीमं भीमबलं युद्धे ऽयोधयंस् तु जयैषिणः ॥
ततो दुःशासनः क्रुद्धो रथशक्तिं समाक्षिपत् ॥
सर्वपारशवीं तीक्ष्णां जिघांसुः पाण्डुनन्दनम् ॥
आपतन्तीं महाशक्तिं तव पुत्रप्रचोदिताम् ॥
द्विधा चिच्छेद तां भीमस् तद् अद्भुतम् इवाभवत् ॥
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīmasenaḥ parākramī ||
agrataḥ syandanānīkaṃ śaravarṣair avākirat ||
te vadhyamānāḥ samare tava putrā mahārathāḥ ||
bhīmaṃ bhīmabalaṃ yuddhe 'yodhayaṃs tu jayaiṣiṇaḥ ||
tato duḥśāsanaḥ kruddho rathaśaktiṃ samākṣipat ||
sarvapāraśavīṃ tīkṣṇāṃ jighāṃsuḥ pāṇḍunandanam ||
āpatantīṃ mahāśaktiṃ tava putrapracoditām ||
dvidhā ciccheda tāṃ bhīmas tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||
Then enraged, O great king, Bhimasena, valiant, showered the array of chariots ahead with rains of arrows. They, being struck down in battle, your sons, the great warriors, fought on against Bhima, of terrible strength, in battle, craving victory. Then Duhshasana, enraged, hurled a chariot-spear, all of iron, sharp, wishing to kill the delight of Pandu.
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The sons of Dhritarashtra, "craving victory," fight against Bhima -- but against one who has sworn their destruction, and who is moved by righteousness. It is telling that they themselves draw near to their own doom. The verse teaches that the unrighteous themselves go forth to meet what is appointed: driven by the wish for triumph, they attack the one whose hand has been foretold to bring their ruin, and hasten toward their end, imagining they prevail.