Shloka 7
बक-राक्षसस्य आह्वानम् तथा वृक्षयुद्धम्
Summons of Baka and the Tree-Weapon Engagement
कृच्छेण मातरं चैव सुकुमारी यशस्विनीम् । अवहत् स तु पृष्ठेन रोधस्तु विषमेषु च,भीमसेन अपनी सुकुमारी एवं यशस्विनी माता कुन्तीको पीठपर बिठाकर नदीके ऊँचे- नीचे कगारोंपर बड़ी कठिनाईसे ले जाते थे
kṛcchreṇa mātaraṃ caiva sukumārīṃ yaśasvinīm | avahat sa tu pṛṣṭhena rodhastu viṣameṣu ca ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Au prix de grands efforts, il porta sa mère—délicate et illustre—sur son dos, la guidant le long de la berge du fleuve, là où le sol montait et descendait, inégal et traître.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength finds its highest ethical use in service and protection: the son endures hardship to safeguard his mother, illustrating dharma as care, responsibility, and compassion in adverse conditions.
The narrator describes Bhīmasena carrying his mother Kuntī on his back and moving carefully along an uneven riverbank, emphasizing the physical difficulty and his devoted effort.