Shloka 12
प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile
भीमसेनस्तु विख्यातो महान्तं दंष्टिणं बलात् निघ्नन् नागशतप्राणो वने तस्मिन् महाबल:
bhīmasenas tu vikhyāto mahāntaṃ daṃṣṭiṇaṃ balāt nighnan nāgaśatapāṇo vane tasmin mahābalaḥ
ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພີມເສນ ຜູ້ໂດ່ງດັງດ້ວຍພະລັງອັນມະຫາສານ ໃນປ່ານັ້ນລາວສາມາດໃຊ້ແຕ່ແຮງກາຍລ້ວນໆ ຟາດລົງແມ່ນແຕ່ສັດໃຫຍ່ມີງາອັນນ່າຢ້ານ. ມີພະລັງດັ່ງຊ້າງຮ້ອຍໂຕ ຜູ້ມີກຳລັງຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນຄອບງຳຖິ່ນດົງດ້ວຍອຳນາດກາຍທີ່ຕ້ານທານບໍ່ໄດ້.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights controlled, purposeful strength: Bhīma’s extraordinary power is presented as a protective capability in harsh conditions, implying that might gains ethical value when used to safeguard and endure adversity rather than for vanity.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Bhīmasena’s famed physical prowess during life in the forest—so great that he could overpower even massive, tusked wild creatures—underscoring the Pāṇḍavas’ capacity to survive and protect themselves in exile.