Shloka 100
अथ भीमो< भ्युवाचैनां साभिमानमिदं वच: । नोद्विजेयमहं तस्मान्निहनिष्येडहमागतम्,यह सुनकर भीमने अभिमानपूर्वक कहा--'मैं उस राक्षससे नहीं डरता। यदि यहाँ आयेगा तो मैं ही उसे मार डालूँगा”
atha bhīmo 'bhyuvāca enāṃ sābhimānam idaṃ vacaḥ | nodvijeyaṃ ahaṃ tasmān nihaniṣye 'ham āgataṃ ||
Then Bhīma addressed her with proud, defiant words: “I do not fear that rākṣasa. If he comes here, I myself will strike him down.” In the forest-exile setting, Bhīma’s vow reflects the kṣatriya impulse to protect the vulnerable through courage and readiness to confront violence, though it is colored by personal pride.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a protective, duty-driven courage typical of a kṣatriya ideal—standing ready to defend others from harm—while also warning implicitly that valor can be mixed with abhimāna (pride), which must be disciplined by dharma.
After hearing about a threatening rākṣasa, Bhīma responds to the woman being addressed with a bold declaration: he is unafraid, and if the rākṣasa comes, Bhīma will kill him.