Shloka 43
Post–Baka-vadha Residence and the Introduction of Yājñasenī’s Svayaṃvara (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १५३)
अन्योन्यं तौ समासाद्य विचकर्षतुरोजसा । हिडिम्बो भीमसेनश्न विक्रमं चक्रनु: परम्,फिर तो दोनों एक-दूसरेसे गुथ गये और बलपूर्वक अपनी-अपनी ओर खींचने लगे। हिडिम्ब और भीमसेन दोनोंने बड़ा भारी पराक्रम प्रकट किया
anyonyam tau samāsādya vicakarṣatur ojasā | hiḍimbo bhīmasenaś ca vikramaṁ cakratuḥ param ||
Meeting each other head-on, the two grappled and, with sheer force, dragged one another in opposite directions. Hidimba and Bhimasena alike displayed extraordinary valor, turning their contest into a stark trial of strength where courage and protection of one’s own become the immediate moral stakes.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds vīrya (heroic energy) used in defense: strength is ethically framed not as mere aggression but as the capacity to protect one’s own in a moment of threat, where courage and restraint are tested through direct confrontation.
Hidimba and Bhima close in, grapple, and pull each other with great force, each trying to overpower the other; the narrator emphasizes the exceptional prowess shown by both combatants.