Shloka 60
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
अभिपत्याथ बाहु्यां प्रत्यगृह्नादमर्षित: । मातज़ इव मातडुं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम्
abhipatyātha bāhubhyāṃ pratyagṛhṇād amarṣitaḥ | mātaṅga iva mātaṅgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukham ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດ້ວຍຄວາມໂກດແຄ້ນ ກີຈະກະ ກໍກະໂດດເຂົ້າຫາທັນທີ ແລະ ກອດຈັບພີມະເສນະດ້ວຍແຂນທັງສອງ—ດັ່ງຊ້າງທີ່ຄັນມັນ (rut) ມີນ້ຳມັນໄຫຼຈາກຂມັບ ຈັບຊ້າງອີກຕົວດ້ວຍງວງ. ອຸປະມານີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ຄວາມໂກດ ແລະ ຄວາມຍິ່ງທະນົງທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກຄວບຄຸມ ພາໃຫ້ຄົນລ່ວງເກີນໄປສູ່ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ ແລະ ປູທາງໃຫ້ການຕອບໂຕອັນຖືກທຳນອງເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງກຽດສັກສີ ແລະ ທຳມະ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger (amarṣa) and pride manifest as impulsive violence. By likening Kīcaka to a rut-maddened elephant, it implicitly contrasts brute force with the ethical need for restraint and foreshadows that adharma-driven aggression invites a dharmic correction.
Kīcaka, furious, rushes at Bhīmasena and grabs him with both arms. The narrator emphasizes the suddenness and ferocity of the assault through an elephant-simile, marking the escalation that leads toward Kīcaka’s downfall.