Shloka 61
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
तदनन्तर उसे थका हुआ देख भीमसेनने अपनी दोनों भुजाओंसे उसे उसी तरह कस लिया, जैसे पशुको डोरीसे बाँध देते हैं
tadanantaraṃ taṃ śrāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenena svābhyāṃ bāhubhyāṃ sa tathā paryagṛhyata, yathā paśuṃ rajjvā badhnīyāt
Thereafter, seeing him exhausted, Bhīmasena seized him tightly with both arms—just as one would bind an animal with a rope—showing the forceful turn of the encounter and the moral tension between restraint and overpowering violence.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the ethical tension in moments of conflict: immense strength can subdue an opponent completely, but such domination—likened to binding an animal—invites reflection on proportionality, restraint, and the dharmic use of power.
After noticing that the other person has become exhausted, Bhīmasena closes in and grips him firmly with both arms, restraining him as securely as one would tie up an animal with a rope.