Shloka 18
धृतराष्ट्रस्य उपालम्भः तथा पाण्डव-समाश्वासनम् | Dhṛtarāṣṭra Reproved and the Pāṇḍavas Consoled
नागायुतबलप्राण: स राजा भीममायसम् | भड़्क्त्वा विमथितोरस्क: सुस्राव रुधिरं मुखात्,राजा धृतराष्ट्रमें दस हजार हाथियोंका बल था तो भी भीमकी लोहमयी प्रतिमाको तोड़कर उनकी छाती व्यथित हो गयी और मुहसे खून निकलने लगा
nāgāyutabalaprāṇaḥ sa rājā bhīmamāyasam | bhaṅktvā vimathitoraskaḥ susrāva rudhiraṃ mukhāt ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「王の力は一万頭の象に等しいとまで言われていたが、ビーマの鉄の像を打ち砕いたとき、胸は激しく損なわれ、口から血が流れ出た。」この出来事は、驕りに任せた力の誇示と権勢を証そうとする衝動が、かえって行為者自身に跳ね返り、戦の悲嘆のただ中で肉体の傷と道義の不安をもたらすことを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even immense power cannot protect one from the consequences of uncontrolled emotion and pride. Attempts to assert dominance through violent display can rebound physically and ethically, especially in the fragile moral atmosphere after a devastating war.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, famed for strength likened to ten thousand elephants, strikes and breaks an iron effigy associated with Bhīma; the exertion and shock strain his chest, and blood comes from his mouth—an ominous sign of inner turmoil and the dangerous force of his anger.