Shloka 8
भীমेन युधिष्ठिरस्य त्यागवृत्तेः प्रतिषेधः
Bhīma’s Rebuttal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Inclination
ते सदोषा हतास्माभी राज्यस्य परिपन्थिन: । तान् हत्वा भुड्क्ष्व धर्मेण युधिष्ठिर महीमिमाम्,युधिष्ठिर! जो लोग हमारे राज्यके बाधक या लुटेरे थे, वे सभी अपराधी ही थे; अतः हमने उन्हें मार डाला। उन्हें मारकर धर्मतः प्राप्त हुई इस पृथ्वीका आप उपभोग कीजिये
te sadoṣā hatāsmābhī rājyasya paripanthinaḥ | tān hatvā bhuṅkṣva dharmeṇa yudhiṣṭhira mahīm imām ||
قال بهيما: «يا يودهيشثيرا! إن أولئك الرجال كانوا حقًّا مذنبين—معرقلين وأعداءً لملكنا—فلذلك قتلناهم. وبعد أن قتلناهم، فتمتّع الآن بهذه الأرض التي نِلناها بحقّ وبوجهٍ مشروع، وفقًا للدارما».
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīma frames the post-war moral claim that the slain were culpable obstructors of rightful sovereignty, and therefore Yudhiṣṭhira should accept and govern the realm as a dharmic, legitimate outcome rather than remain paralyzed by grief or scruple.
In the aftermath of the great conflict, Bhīma addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, arguing that the enemies who opposed and harmed their kingdom were rightly killed, and urging Yudhiṣṭhira to take up kingship and enjoy/rule the earth in accordance with dharma.