Shloka 27
प्रजासंक्षेपसमये दण्डहस्तमिवान्तकम् । त॑ं दृष्टवा धर्मराजस्तु परिष्वज्य पुन: पुन:,उन्हें देखकर ऐसा प्रतीत होता था, मानो प्रजाके संहारकालमें दण्ड हाथमें लिये यमराज खड़े हों। भीमसेनको उस अवस्थामें देखकर धर्मराजने उन्हें बार-बार हृदयसे लगाया
prajāsaṃkṣepasamaye daṇḍahastam ivāntakam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmarājas tu pariṣvajya punaḥ punaḥ |
Pada saat seolah makhluk-makhluk menuju kebinasaan, ia tampak laksana Yama sendiri—Maut—berdiri dengan tongkat hukuman di tangan. Melihatnya demikian, Dharmaraja Yudhiṣṭhira memeluknya berulang-ulang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid fear and devastation, dharma expresses itself through compassion and humaneness: Yudhiṣṭhira responds not with harsh judgment but with repeated embrace, affirming familial duty, empathy, and moral steadiness in crisis.
Vaiśampāyana describes someone appearing terrifying—like Death holding a staff—yet Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing him in that distressed state, repeatedly embraces him, indicating deep concern and affection (traditionally understood as Yudhiṣṭhira consoling Bhīma after seeing his condition).