Shloka 65
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
ईषदाकलितं चापि क्रोधाद् द्रुतपदं स्थितम् । कीचको बलवान भीम॑ जानुभ्यामाक्षिपद् भुवि
īṣad ākalitaṃ cāpi krodhād drutapadaṃ sthitam | kīcako balavān bhīmaṃ jānubhyām ākṣipad bhuvi ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ビーマがそこに立ち、足取りがわずかに揺らぎ—動きは抑えられ、怒りに駆られて歩みが速まったその刹那—剛勇のキー チャカは憤怒に燃え、両膝で打ち据えて彼を地に投げ倒した。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when rage governs action, physical power becomes cruelty. It also frames Bhīma’s trial of restraint—enduring provocation without immediately abandoning the larger dharmic purpose of concealment during exile.
In the Matsya court episode, Kīcaka, enraged, physically assaults Bhīma. Seeing Bhīma standing with slightly unsteady footing, Kīcaka strikes him with both knees and throws him to the ground, escalating the conflict that will soon lead to Kīcaka’s downfall.