Shloka 61
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
स चाप्येनं तदा भीम: प्रतिजग्राह वीर्यवान् । तमाक्षिपत् कीचको5थ बलेन बलिनां वर:,तब पराक्रमी भीमने भी झपटकर उसे पकड़ा, किंतु बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ कीचकने बलपूर्वक उन्हें झटक दिया
sa cāpy enaṃ tadā bhīmaḥ pratijagrāha vīryavān | tam ākṣipat kīcako 'tha balena balināṃ varaḥ ||
そのとき、剛勇のビーマもまた彼をしっかりとつかんだ。だが、力自慢の中でも抜きんでたキーچカは、ただ力にものを言わせて身をねじりほどき、ビーマを振り払った。この場面は、むき出しの力と驕りが、正しき者の自制に対してさえ、人前では一時的に勝ち得ることを示し、のちのダルマにかなう決着への伏線となる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between righteous restraint and brute force: dharma may require patience and strategic self-control when open retaliation would violate a larger duty (such as maintaining concealment), even if the arrogant temporarily appear dominant.
Bhīma grabs Kīcaka, but Kīcaka—renowned for physical strength—violently shakes him off and casts him aside, escalating the confrontation and foreshadowing the later resolution where Kīcaka’s abuse is answered in a dharma-consistent way.