Shloka 18
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
शतमेकोत्तरं तेषां कुमाराणां महौजसाम् | एक एव निगृह्नाति नातिकृच्छाद् वृकोदर:
śatam ekottaraṃ teṣāṃ kumārāṇāṃ mahaujasām | eka eva nigṛhṇāti nātikṛcchād vṛkodaraḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: Wahai Raja, para pangeran itu berjumlah seratus satu dan sangat perkasa; namun Vṛkodara (Bhīma) seorang diri menundukkan mereka semua, bahkan tanpa banyak kesulitan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power without restraint can humiliate others and deepen hostility; even in play, dominance and cruelty plant the seeds of future conflict, especially within a royal family where pride and status are sensitive.
The narrator states that the Kaurava princes were 101 and strong, yet Bhīma alone could overpower and control them easily, highlighting his exceptional might and the growing tension between the cousins.