Shloka 18
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
त॑ मत्तमिव मातडूं वीक्षमाणं वनस्पतिम् । स तमावारयामास भीमसेनं युधिषछिर:
taṁ mattam iva mātaṅgaṁ vīkṣamāṇaṁ vanaspatim | sa tam āvārayāmāsa bhīmasenaṁ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
ولمّا رأى يودهيشثيرا بهيماسينا يحدّق إلى شجرةٍ كأنها في نظره فيلٌ هائجٌ في سَعارِ الفُحولة، كبحه ومنعه. وتُبرز هذه اللحظة خُلُق يودهيشثيرا في الفعل الموزون: أن تُقابَل القوة المندفعة بالبصيرة وضبط النفس، ولو في قلب التوتر والخطر.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength must be governed by dharma and discernment. Yudhiṣṭhira embodies ethical leadership by restraining Bhīma’s impulsive force, showing that self-control and timely restraint can prevent harm and preserve a larger purpose.
Bhīma, perceiving a tree as though it were a maddened elephant (a vivid simile suggesting danger or agitation), is checked by Yudhiṣṭhira, who intervenes to hold him back and keep the situation from escalating.