Shloka 13
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
तत एन विचेष्टन्तं बद्ध्वा पार्थों वृकोदर: । रथमारोपयामास विसंज्ञं पांसुगुण्ठितम्
tata enaṃ viceṣṭantaṃ baddhvā pārtho vṛkodaraḥ | ratham āropayāmāsa visaṃjñaṃ pāṃsuguṇṭhitam ||
Then Vṛkodara (Bhīma), having bound that man who was still struggling, lifted him onto the chariot—unconscious and covered with dust. The act underscores Bhīma’s decisive strength used to secure a dangerous opponent, restraining him rather than killing him on the spot, and bringing the situation under control for further judgment and dharmic resolution.
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is most aligned with dharma when it is controlled and purposeful: the opponent is restrained and secured rather than struck down impulsively, allowing space for lawful decision and ethical resolution.
Bhīma captures a resisting man by binding him, and then places him—now unconscious and dust-covered—onto a chariot, indicating the completion of a forceful but controlled apprehension.