Shloka 60
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
अभिपत्याथ बाहु्यां प्रत्यगृह्नादमर्षित: । मातज़ इव मातडुं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम्
abhipatyātha bāhubhyāṃ pratyagṛhṇād amarṣitaḥ | mātaṅga iva mātaṅgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukham ||
વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા—ક્રોધથી ઉન્મત્ત થઈ કીચક અચાનક ઝંપલાવી બંને બાહુઓથી ભીમસેનને પકડી લીધો; જેમ ગંડસ્થળમાંથી મદ ટપકાવતો મદમસ્ત હાથી બીજા હાથીને સૂંઢથી ઝાલે તેમ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger (amarṣa) and pride manifest as impulsive violence. By likening Kīcaka to a rut-maddened elephant, it implicitly contrasts brute force with the ethical need for restraint and foreshadows that adharma-driven aggression invites a dharmic correction.
Kīcaka, furious, rushes at Bhīmasena and grabs him with both arms. The narrator emphasizes the suddenness and ferocity of the assault through an elephant-simile, marking the escalation that leads toward Kīcaka’s downfall.