Shloka 9
Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163
भुज्जानमन्नं तं दृष्टवा भीमसेनं स राक्षस: । विवृत्य नयने क्रुद्ध इंदं वचनमत्रवीत्,भीमसेनको वह अन्न खाते देख राक्षसका क्रोध बहुत बढ़ गया और उसने आँखें तरेरकर कहा--
bhuñjānam annaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenaṃ sa rākṣasaḥ | vivṛtya nayane kruddha idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing Bhīmasena eating the food, the rākṣasa’s anger flared. With eyes widened in fury, he spoke these words—signaling the clash between a violent claimant’s possessiveness and Bhīma’s fearless refusal to submit to intimidation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger and possessiveness lead to confrontation, while fearlessness in the face of intimidation prepares the ground for restoring dharma—especially when a violent being seeks to dominate through terror.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a rākṣasa sees Bhīma eating and becomes furious; widening his eyes in rage, he begins to speak—introducing the verbal challenge that precedes the ensuing conflict.