Shloka 100
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
अथ भीमो< भ्युवाचैनां साभिमानमिदं वच: । नोद्विजेयमहं तस्मान्निहनिष्येडहमागतम्,यह सुनकर भीमने अभिमानपूर्वक कहा--'मैं उस राक्षससे नहीं डरता। यदि यहाँ आयेगा तो मैं ही उसे मार डालूँगा”
atha bhīmo 'bhyuvāca enāṃ sābhimānam idaṃ vacaḥ | nodvijeyaṃ ahaṃ tasmān nihaniṣye 'ham āgataṃ ||
এই কথা শুনি ভীমে গৰ্বভৰে ক’লে— “মই সেই ৰাক্ষসক ভয় নকৰোঁ। সি যদি ইয়ালৈ আহে, মই নিজেই তাক বধ কৰিম।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a protective, duty-driven courage typical of a kṣatriya ideal—standing ready to defend others from harm—while also warning implicitly that valor can be mixed with abhimāna (pride), which must be disciplined by dharma.
After hearing about a threatening rākṣasa, Bhīma responds to the woman being addressed with a bold declaration: he is unafraid, and if the rākṣasa comes, Bhīma will kill him.