Shloka 19
Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163
ततः स पुनरुद्यम्य वृक्षान् बहुविधान् बली । प्राहिणोद् भीमसेनाय तस्मै भीमश्न पाण्डव:,तब उस बलवान् निशाचरने पुनः बहुत-से वृक्षोंको उखाड़ा और भीमसेनपर चला दिया। पाण्डुनन्दन भीमने भी उसपर अनेक वृक्षोंद्वारा प्रहार किया
tataḥ sa punar udyamya vṛkṣān bahuvidhān balī | prāhiṇod bhīmasenāya tasmai bhīmaśna pāṇḍavaḥ ||
Then that mighty night-ranger, once again wrenching up many kinds of trees, hurled them at Bhīmasena. But Bhīma, the Pāṇḍava famed as a devourer of foes, struck back at him in turn with numerous trees.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When confronted by violent aggression, steadfast courage and the duty to protect one’s own can require firm resistance; strength is shown not merely in attack but in resolute defense against adharma.
A powerful niśācara (rākṣasa) uproots and hurls various trees at Bhīma; Bhīma retaliates in kind, striking him with many trees as the fight intensifies.