Character

Bhima

भीमBhīma

Also called Bheem

verses
4,300
books
13
chapters
661
Sibling of
Arjuna, Yudhishthira
One of
Pandavas
Child of
Vayu, Kunti

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Bhima, brother of Yudhishthira and Arjuna, is born from Vayu, the wind god. Mahabharata 1.57.97, 1.90.69 As a newborn he fell from his mother Kunti's lap and shattered a rock. Mahabharata 1.114.11, 1.150.17 At the dice game he vowed to break the thighs of his foe Duryodhana with a mace in battle. Mahabharata 9.57.6 While living in hiding in the city of Virata, he killed Kichaka, who sought to seize Draupadi, his brother's wife. Mahabharata 8.34.19Mahabharata (Gita Press) 4.22.77, 4.22.79 In the war he slew Duhshasana, whose blood he had vowed to drink, and drank it. Mahabharata 5.157.17, 11.14.12Mahabharata (Gita Press) 8.83.413

Where to read

Every verse that names Bhima, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    4,112 verses · 583 chapters

    All 4,112 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 4,914 verses

    • 3.146.8

      Draupadi ko woh phool mil gaya jiski khushbu sabse acchi thi. Woh bahut khush hui. Raja, usne Bhim se baat ki.

    • 3.149.6

      Bhim ne apne bhai ka yeh bada roop dekha. Kaurav parivar ka woh khush tha. Pehle woh hairan ho gaya. Phir baar-baar usne khushi mehsoos ki.

    • 3.150.2

      Bhim ne apne bhai ko jaldi se jappad liya. Uski thakan gayab ho gayi. Sab kuch accha lagne laga, jaise sab theek ho.

  2. Bhagavatam

    64 verses · 19 chapters

    All 64 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.72.13

      Sahadeva ko dakshin bheja, Srinjay log bhi saath the. Nakula paschim gaya, Matsya log uske saath the. Arjun uttar disha gaya, Kekaya log saath the. Bhima purab gaya, Madra log uske saath the.

    • 10.75.4

      Bhim kitchen dekh rahe the. Suyodhana paisa sambhal rahe the. Sahadeva aaye hue mehmanon ki poocha-poocch kar rahe the. Nakul cheezeen laa rahe the jo chahiye thi. Arjun bade buzurgon ki seva kar rahe the. Krishna sabke paon dho rahe the.…

    • 10.71.5

      Jarasandh jaisa tagra raja koi nahi, das hajaron haathi ke barabar taakat hai usmein. Doosre bhi bahut taakatwar hain par usse nahi jeet paate. Sirf Bhim uske barabar hai taakat mein.

  3. Skanda Purana

    38 verses · 18 chapters

    All 38 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.65.14

      Arjun, teri jubaan toh taiyaar hai, kuch bhi bol sakti hai. Toh phir tu Mahadev ki stuti kyun nahi karta? Woh Tripura ko khatam karne wala hai.

    • 1.2.2.12

      Abhi abhi Bhimsen ne ek raja ko maara hai. Uska naam Viravarma tha. Woh Kuru parivar ke liye bada problem tha. Dhritarashtra ne order diya tha toh Bhimsen ne usey maara.

    • 1.2.29.133

      Tum bade sena ke sardar ho, bade tej chamak wale ho. Veeron ke leader ho, duniya ke raja ho. Siddh logon mein baithte ho, devta ke bhi upar ho. Bade taakat wale ho, bimari door karne wale ho.

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    27 verses · 8 chapters

    All 27 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 2.7.7

      Dhritarashtra ke saare bete mar gaye the. Woh bahut dukhi tha. Pandavon ke rajya mein rehne laga. Par Bhim ki baatein usse badi takleef deti thi.

    • 2.6.54

      Vayu bhagwan se uska beta Bhima paida hua. Aur Indra se Arjuna mila. Har saal ek-ek beta hote gaye, aur Kunti ke teen bahut taqatwar bete ho gaye.

    • 4.19.38

      Yudhishthir, jo dharam ka roop hai, woh bada raja banega. Bhim, Vayu ka roop hai. Aur Nakul-Sahadeva, Ashwini Kumar dono ke roop hain.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Bhima matters most.

  1. The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān

    Mahabharata 3.146 · 47 verses

    Agent of action whose heroic vigor borders on ecological and…

  2. Hanūmān’s Vast Form and Instruction on Dharma-Statecraft

    Mahabharata 3.149 · 25 verses

    Seeker of proof and recipient of instruction

  3. Hanūmān’s Embrace, Counsel, and Promise to Amplify Bhīma’s Battle-Roar (Gandhamādana Continuation)

    Mahabharata 3.150 · 25 verses

    Pilgrim-warrior whose pride is tempered into devotion

  4. Bhīmasena-Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path

    Mahabharata 3.147 · 23 verses

    Protagonist under examination

  5. Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha (Verbal Duel and Omens)

    Mahabharata 9.55 · 19 verses

    Moral prosecutor and avenger who converts memory of injustice…

  6. Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ: The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall (Book 7, Chapter 164)

    Mahabharata 7.164 · 17 verses

    Force and expedience: supplies the ‘fact’ that enables the…

  7. Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)

    Mahabharata 7.165 · 16 verses

    Ethical provocateur and rhetorical challenger of Droṇa’s…

  8. Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation

    Mahabharata 7.102 · 67 verses

    Shock-force executor: the dispatched solution to a…

  9. Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma-Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ (Mace-duel’s intense exchange)

    Mahabharata 9.56 · 60 verses

    Primary duelist

  10. Mahāprasthānika-parva Adhyāya 2: The Northward March, Sight of Himavat and Meru, and the Sequential Falls

    Mahabharata 17.2 · 14 verses

    Questioner and last to fall

Key episodes

  1. Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60-2.63

  2. Bhima Meets Hanuman

    Mahabharata 3.146-3.150

  3. The Yaksha's Questions (Yaksha Prashna)

    Mahabharata 3.295-3.298

  4. "Ashvatthama Is Dead": The Fall of Drona

    Mahabharata 7.164-7.165

  5. The Mace Duel: Bhima Breaks Duryodhana's Thigh

    Mahabharata 9.54-9.58

  6. Yudhishthira and the Dog: The Great Departure

    Mahabharata 17.1-17.3

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