Shloka 60
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
अभिपत्याथ बाहु्यां प्रत्यगृह्नादमर्षित: । मातज़ इव मातडुं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम्,जैसे क्रोधमें भरा हुआ एक हाथी गण्डस्थलसे मद टपकाते हुए दूसरे हाथीको सूँड़से पकड़ ले, उसी प्रकार रोषयुक्त कीचकने सहसा झपटकर दोनों हाथोंसे भीमसेनको पकड़ लिया
abhipatyātha bāhubhyāṃ pratyagṛhṇād amarṣitaḥ | mātaṅga iva mātaṅgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukham ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dalam kemarahan, Kīcaka tiba-tiba menerpa lalu memeluk erat Bhīmasena dengan kedua-dua lengannya—seperti gajah jantan yang mabuk musim musth, dengan cairan musth mengalir dari pelipisnya, mencengkam gajah lain dengan belalainya. Perumpamaan ini menegaskan bahawa amarah dan keangkuhan yang tidak terkawal mendorong seseorang melampaui batas keganasan, lalu membuka jalan bagi tindak balas yang benar demi memelihara maruah dan menegakkan dharma.
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.