Shloka 74
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
तत्राऔ्षमहं चैतत् कर्म भीमस्य भारत । ब्राह्मणानां कथयतां ये तत्रासन् समागता:,भारत! मैंने वनमें उन ब्राह्मणोंके मुखसे, जो वहाँ आये हुए थे, भीमसेनके इस महान् कर्मका वर्णन सुना
tatrāuṣmahaṃ caitat karma bhīmasya bhārata | brāhmaṇānāṃ kathayatāṃ ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ ||
Dort, o Bhārata, hörte ich eben diese Tat — dieses große Werk Bhīmas — aus dem Mund der Brāhmaṇen, die sich an jenem Ort versammelt hatten.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the moral authority of truthful report and communal witness: a noble deed gains ethical weight when attested by credible observers (here, Brāhmaṇas), and strength (Bhīma’s) is to be recognized when aligned with praiseworthy action.
Vidura tells the listener that he learned of Bhīma’s notable deed indirectly—by hearing Brāhmaṇas who had gathered there recount it—framing the event as widely known and reliably transmitted.