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Shloka 70

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas

मुहूर्त तु स तं वेगं सहित्वा भुवि दुःसहम्‌ । बलादहीयत तदा सूतो भीमबलार्दित:,भूमिपर खड़े रहकर दो घड़ीतक उस दुःसह वेगको सह लेनेके पश्चात्‌ भीमसेनके बलसे पीड़ित हो सूतपुत्र कीचक अपनी शक्ति खो बैठा

muhūrtaṃ tu sa taṃ vegaṃ sahitvā bhuvi duḥsaham | balād ahīyata tadā sūto bhīmabalārditaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Eine kurze Weile ertrug er jenen unerträglichen Ansturm, während er auf dem Boden stehen blieb; doch dann, von Bhīmasenas Macht niedergewalzt, wurde Kīcaka—der Sohn des Wagenlenkers—seiner Kraft beraubt. Die Szene macht deutlich, dass Hochmut und Machtmissbrauch ihre Grenze finden, wenn sie auf gerechte Stärke treffen, und dass ungezügeltes Unrecht unter dem Gewicht seiner eigenen Gewalt zusammenbricht.

मुहूर्तम्for a moment (for a short time)
मुहूर्तम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that
तम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
वेगम्force/impetus/onslaught
वेगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सहित्वाhaving endured
सहित्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√सह्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
भुविon the ground/on earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
दुःसहम्unbearable
दुःसहम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःसह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बलात्by force/through strength
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अहीयतwas diminished/failed/lost strength
अहीयत:
TypeVerb
Root√हा (हायते/हीयते)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/intransitive sense
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
सूतःthe charioteer (Sūta)
सूतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भीमबलार्दितःafflicted by Bhīma's strength
भीमबलार्दितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम-बल-आर्दित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle) from √अर्द्/√अर्दय् 'to afflict'

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
K
Kīcaka (Sūtaputra)

Educational Q&A

Misused power and arrogance are inherently unstable: when wrongdoing persists, it eventually meets a force aligned with protection and justice. The verse highlights the ethical idea that strength, when exercised to restrain harm, restores moral balance.

Kīcaka, identified as the son of a charioteer, withstands Bhīma’s assault for a brief time, but then his strength fails under Bhīma’s superior force—marking the turning point where Kīcaka is overpowered.