Shloka 15
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 23: Report of the Slain Sūtaputras, Royal Orders, and Sairandhrī’s Return
वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्यास्ता: कृपणा वाच: कृष्णाया: परिदेवितम् । श्रुत्वैवाभ्यापतद् भीम: शयनादविचारयन्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tasyāstāḥ kṛpaṇā vācaḥ kṛṣṇāyāḥ paridevitam | śrutvaivābhyāpatad bhīmaḥ śayanād avicārayan |
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ô roi, à l’instant même où Bhīma entendit Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) proférer ces paroles pitoyables et sa plainte déchirante, il bondit aussitôt hors de sa couche—sans s’arrêter à délibérer—mû par une inquiétude farouche pour elle et par le devoir du guerrier de répondre à l’outrage.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic impulse: when injustice is heard, especially against one under one’s protection, a righteous person may be compelled to immediate action. It also cautions that intense loyalty and protective duty can override deliberation, showing both the nobility and the danger of impulsive wrath.
Draupadī (serving incognito in Virāṭa’s palace) laments her humiliation and suffering. Hearing her distressed words, Bhīma instantly jumps up from his bed, ready to respond, without stopping to think—signaling the Pandavas’ rising resolve to confront the wrong done to her.