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Shloka 63

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas

अथैनमाक्षिप्य बलाद्‌ गृहमध्ये वृकोदर: । धूनयामास वेगेन वायुश्नण्ड इव द्रुमम्‌

athainam ākṣipya balād gṛhamadhye vṛkodaraḥ | dhūnayāmāsa vegena vāyuśṇāṇḍa iva drumam ||

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors Vṛkodara (Bhīma), l’ayant saisi et projeté de force à l’intérieur de la salle, le secoua violemment avec vitesse—comme une bourrasque furieuse qui malmène et fait tournoyer un arbre. La scène souligne l’exécution prompte de la justice contre l’abus de pouvoir de Kīcaka et la protection de l’honneur de Draupadī, accomplie par une force décisive plutôt que par une cruauté prolongée.

अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आक्षिप्यhaving seized/dragged, having thrown upon
आक्षिप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-क्षिप्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
बलात्by force, forcibly
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
गृहhouse
गृह:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative (in compound), Singular
मध्येin the middle/inside
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वृकोदरःVṛkodara (Bhīma)
वृकोदरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृकोदर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धूनयामासshook, caused to shake
धूनयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootधू
FormPerfect (periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वेगेनwith speed/force
वेगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवेग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वायुशण्डःa mass/gust of wind
वायुशण्डः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायुशण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
द्रुमम्a tree
द्रुमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
V
Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
K
Kīcaka
G
gṛha (hall/house; contextually the dance-hall)

Educational Q&A

Power used to violate dharma—especially the harassment and coercion of the vulnerable—invites swift and decisive correction. The episode frames Bhīma’s force as protective justice: ending an ongoing wrongdoing and safeguarding Draupadī’s dignity.

Bhīma (Vṛkodara) grabs Kīcaka inside the hall and violently whirls and shakes him, compared to a storm-wind shaking a tree. It is the immediate physical domination that precedes Kīcaka’s fatal punishment for his misconduct.