Shloka 19
संवरणस्य पतनं, सचिवोपचारः, वसिष्ठस्य सूर्योपगमनम्
Saṃvaraṇa’s Collapse, Ministerial Aid, and Vasiṣṭha’s Approach to Sūrya
तदहं प्रज्ञया ज्ञात्वा बल॑ भीमस्य पाण्डव । प्रतिकार्ये च विप्रस्य तत: कृतवती मतिम्,अतः पाण्डुनन्दन! मैंने भीमसेनके बलको अपनी बुद्धिसे भलीभाँति समझकर तब ब्राह्मणके शत्रुरूपी राक्षससे बदला लेनेका निश्चय किया है
tad ahaṃ prajñayā jñātvā balaṃ bhīmasya pāṇḍava | pratikārye ca viprasya tataḥ kṛtavatī matim ||
Al discernir con juicio claro la fuerza de Bhīma, oh Pāṇḍava, resolví entonces exigir la debida represalia en favor del brāhmaṇa: hacer pagar al rākṣasa devorador de hombres que se había vuelto su enemigo. Esta decisión nace de una medida ponderada y del deber: proteger a los vulnerables y restaurar el orden moral, no de la mera ira.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma-guided action should be grounded in discernment: after assessing capability (Bhīma’s strength), one should act to protect the innocent (the brāhmaṇa) and restore justice, treating retaliation as a moral remedy rather than personal vengeance.
Yudhiṣṭhira explains that, having understood Bhīma’s power, he has decided on a course of counter-action against the rākṣasa who threatens the brāhmaṇa—indicating a planned, responsible response to a predatory danger.