Character

Bima

भीमBhīma

Also called Bheem

verses
4,300
books
13
chapters
661
Sibling of
Arjuna, Yudistira
One of
Pandawa
Child of
Bayu, 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 Bima, 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

      Setelah memperoleh bunga Saugandhika yang amat mulia itu, sang wanita bercahaya—wahai raja—sangat bersukacita, lalu berkata kepada Bhīmasena.

    • 3.149.6

      Melihat wujud agung sang saudara, Bhima—kebanggaan wangsa Kuru—tercengang, dan berulang kali diliputi kegembiraan yang menggetarkan hati.

    • 3.150.2

      Wahai Bhārata, ketika ia segera dipeluk oleh saudaranya Bhīma, lenyaplah segala lelahnya, dan segala sesuatu tampak suci, mujur, serta berpihak kepadanya.

  2. Bhagavatam

    64 verses · 19 chapters

    All 64 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.72.13

      Ia mengutus Sahadeva ke selatan bersama para Sṛñjaya; Nakula ke barat bersama kaum Matsya; Arjuna (Savyasācī) ke utara bersama kaum Kekaya; dan Bhīma (Vṛkodara) ke timur bersama kaum Madraka.

    • 10.75.4

      Bhīma mengawasi dapur; Suyodhana (Duryodhana) menjaga perbendaharaan; Sahadeva menyambut para tamu dengan hormat; dan Nakula mengadakan perlengkapan. Arjuna melayani para sesepuh; Śrī Kṛṣṇa membasuh kaki semua orang; Draupadī menyajikan…

    • 10.71.5

      Raja Jarāsandha yang sukar ditaklukkan itu kuatnya bagaikan sepuluh ribu gajah. Bahkan para kesatria perkasa lainnya tak mampu mengalahkannya; hanya Bhīma yang sebanding kekuatannya.

  3. Skanda Purana

    38 verses · 18 chapters

    All 38 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.65.14

      Jika ucapanmu, wahai Pārtha, berdiri siap laksana juru puji tanpa terhalang, maka mengapa engkau tidak melantunkan pujian kepada Mahādeva, Sang Tripurāntaka?

    • 1.2.2.12

      Baru saja Bhīmasena membunuh Raja Vīravarmā—yang menjadi siksaan bagi kaum Kuru—atas perintah Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

    • 1.2.29.133

      Engkau Mahāsena, panglima bala agung; Mahātejas, berkilau maha cemerlang. Engkau Vīrasena, pemimpin para pahlawan; Bhūpati, raja penguasa. Engkau Siddhāsana, bertakhta di antara para siddha; Surādhyakṣa, pengawas para dewa; Bhīmasena…

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    27 verses · 8 chapters

    All 27 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 2.7.7

      Dengan putra-putranya yang terbunuh, Dhritarashtra yang sangat berduka tetap tinggal di kerajaan Pandawa, tersiksa oleh kata-kata Bhima yang bagaikan anak panah.

    • 2.6.54

      Dari Vayu, ia melahirkan putra Vrikodara (Bhima), dan dari Shatakratu (Indra), Jishnu (Arjuna). Tahun demi tahun, tiga putra yang perkasa lahir bagi Kunti.

    • 4.19.38

      Yudhistira, titisan sebagian dari Dharma, akan menjadi raja besar. Bhimasena akan menjadi titisan Vayu, dan si kembar (Nakula dan Sahadeva) akan menjadi titisan Ashvin.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Bima 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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