Shloka 15
Duryodhana’s Account of Gandharva Defeat and the Pandavas’ Intervention (दुर्योधनवर्णितो गन्धर्वसंग्रामः)
समीरणेनाथ समो बलेन समीरणस्यैव सुतो बलीयान् । स धर्मपाशेन सितोग्रजेन ध्रुवं विनि:श्वस्य सहत्यमर्षम्,“जो बलमें वायुके समान हैं, वायुदेवताके ही अत्यन्त बलवान पुत्र हैं, वे भीमसेन भी अपने बड़े भाईके द्वारा धर्मके बन्धनमें बाँध लिये गये हैं। निश्चय ही इसीलिये चुपचाप लम्बी साँसें खींचते हुए वे क्रोधको सहन करते हैं
samīraṇenātha samo balena samīraṇasyaiva suto balīyān | sa dharmapāśena sitograjena dhruvaṁ viniḥśvasya sahaty amarṣam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Equal in strength to the Wind itself, indeed the mighty son of the Wind—Bhīmasena—has been bound by his elder brother with the noose of dharma. Therefore, surely, he endures his anger, breathing out long, restrained sighs, submitting his power to righteousness rather than to impulse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even immense power must submit to dharma: true strength is shown when one restrains anger and accepts righteous guidance, especially within the bonds of family and duty.
Bhīma, famed as the powerful son of Vāyu, is being held back by his elder brother’s insistence on dharma; unable to act on his wrath, he suppresses it, marked by deep, controlled sighs.