Shloka 10
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 73 — Kr̥ṣṇa’s Appraisal of Bhīma’s Altered Temper and Reaffirmation of Martial Resolve
पूर्वकालमें पुत्र तथा बन्धु-बान्धवोंसहित कौरव और हमलोग इन्द्र आदि देवताओंकी भाँति परस्पर मिलकर बड़ी प्रसन्नता और आनन्दके साथ रहते थे ।।
pūrvakāle putra-tathā bandhu-bāndhava-sahitaḥ kauravāś ca vayam ca indra-ādi-devatā iva parasparaṃ militvā mahā-prasannatāyāṃ ca ānande ca avasāma ||
duryodhanasya krodhena bharata madhusūdana |
dhakṣyante śiśirāpāye vanānīva hutāśanaiḥ ||
parantu madhusūdana! yathā śiśirasya ante (grīṣma-kāla āgacchati) vanāni dāvāgninā dahyante, tathā sarve bharatavaṃśyāḥ idānīṃ duryodhanasya krodhāgninā dahyamānā bhaviṣyanti ||
Bhīma dit : «Autrefois, avec nos fils et nos proches, les Kauravas et nous vivions en harmonie—comme Indra et les autres dieux—nous rencontrant dans une grande joie. Mais à présent, ô Madhusūdana, à cause de la colère de Duryodhana, les Bhārata seront consumés : comme les forêts, à la fin de l’hiver, s’embrasent au feu, ainsi toute la lignée de Bharata brûlera dans l’incendie de la colère de Duryodhana.»
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Uncontrolled anger in a leader becomes a destructive force that can consume an entire family and polity; Bhima frames Duryodhana’s wrath as a ‘fire’ that threatens collective ruin, urging ethical restraint and wise counsel.
Bhima recalls an earlier time when Kauravas and their kin lived together happily, then contrasts it with the present crisis: Duryodhana’s rage has made reconciliation fragile, and Bhima warns Krishna that the Bharata clan is on the verge of being burned up by that anger—an omen of impending war.