Shloka 14
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
तस्य भीमो वध प्रेप्सु: कीचकस्य दुरात्मन: । वन्तैर्दन्तांस्तदा रोषान्निष्पिपेष महामना:,महामना भीमसेन दुरात्मा कीचकको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उस समय रोषवश दाँतोंसे दाँत पीसने लगे
tasya bhīmo vadha-prepsuḥ kīcakasya durātmanaḥ | dantaiḥ dantān tadā roṣān niṣpipeṣa mahāmanāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then Bhīma, intent on killing the wicked Kīcaka, ground his teeth against his teeth in wrath—his great mind fixed on ending that wrongdoing. The verse highlights righteous anger arising when a powerful oppressor violates moral bounds, and the resolve to restrain adharma through decisive action.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames anger as ethically meaningful when it arises in response to adharma—especially predatory wrongdoing—and when it is directed toward restoring moral order rather than personal cruelty. Bhīma’s resolve is portrayed as protective justice against an evil-minded aggressor.
After Kīcaka’s misconduct, Bhīma becomes determined to kill him. In that moment he clenches and grinds his teeth in anger, signaling his readiness to act decisively against Kīcaka.