Shloka 7
अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः
Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection
करे गृहीत्वा चरणं द्वेधा चक्रे महाबल:,इसके बाद अपने एक हाथसे उसका एक पैर पकड़कर और दूसरे पैरपर अपना पैर रखकर महाबली भीमने उसे दो खण्डोंमें चीर डाला
kare gṛhītvā caraṇaṃ dvedhā cakre mahābalaḥ |
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພີມະ ຜູ້ມີກໍາລັງຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຈັບຂາຂອງຄູ່ຕໍ່ສູ້ໄວ້ດ້ວຍມື ແລ້ວວາງຕີນຂອງຕົນກົດໄວ້ເທິງອີກຂາໜຶ່ງ ກ່ອນຈະສະຫຼາຍລ່າງນັ້ນອອກເປັນສອງທ່ອນ. ພາບນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມສາຫັດຂອງສົງຄາມເມື່ອຄວາມຍັບຍັ້ງພັງທະລາຍ ແລະກໍາລັງຖືກໃຊ້ເພື່ອທໍາລາຍສັດຕູລ້ວນໆ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked rage and the momentum of enmity can drive actions to extreme violence; it invites reflection on the ethical cost of vengeance and the fragility of restraint (dama) even among the powerful.
In the course of a violent confrontation, Bhīma physically overpowers his opponent by gripping one leg, bracing the other with his foot, and splitting him into two—an emphatic depiction of Bhīma’s famed strength and ferocity.