Shloka 92

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

सहसोत्पत्य वेगेन सर्वानादाय वीर्यवान्‌ | भ्रातृनारया च बलवान्‌ मोक्षयामास पावकात्‌,ऐसा कहकर पराक्रमी एवं बलवान्‌ भीमने आर्या कुन्तीको बायें अंकमें, धर्मराजको दाहिने अंकमें, नकुल और सहदेवको दोनों कंधोंपर तथा अर्जुनको पीठपर चढ़ा लिया और सबको लिये-दिये सहसा वेगसे उछलकर इन्होंने उस भयंकर अग्निसे भाइयों तथा माताकी रक्षा की-

Transliteration

sahasotpatya vegena sarvān ādāya vīryavān | bhrātṝn āryāṃ ca balavān mokṣayāmāsa pāvakāt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then the mighty Bhīma, springing up at once with great speed, lifted everyone up and carried them away. Strong and valiant, he rescued his brothers and the noble lady (Kuntī) from the fire—an act of swift, protective courage that places duty to family and the safeguarding of the vulnerable above all hesitation.

Word by Word

सहसाsuddenly

उत्पत्यhaving leapt up

वेगेनwith speed/force

सर्वान्all (of them)

आदायhaving taken up/carrying

वीर्यवान्the mighty/valorous one

भ्रातॄन्brothers

आर्यांthe noble lady (Kunti)

चand

बलवान्strong

मोक्षयामासhe rescued / caused to be freed

पावकात्from the fire

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Kuntī

Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)

Nakula

Sahadeva

Arjuna

Pāvaka (fire)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as immediate protective responsibility: true strength is shown by swift action to safeguard one’s family and dependents in danger, placing their safety above personal risk.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a sudden emergency involving fire, Bhīma leaps up, gathers everyone—his brothers and their mother Kuntī—and carries them away, thereby rescuing them from the flames.