Shloka 71
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
त॑ हीयमानं विज्ञाय भीमसेनो महाबल: । वक्षस्यानीय वेगेन ममर्देनं विचेतसम्,महाबली भीमसेन उसे निर्बल एवं अचेत होते देख उसकी छातीपर चढ़ बैठे और बड़े वेगसे उसे रौंदने लगे
taṁ hīyamānaṁ vijñāya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | vakṣasy ānīya vegena mamarda enaṁ vicetasam ||
Melihat dia semakin lemah, Bhīmasena yang maha perkasa memahami bahawa tenaganya sedang susut. Dengan serbuan mendadak, dia menaiki dada itu dan menghimpitnya dengan kuat hingga dia tidak sedarkan diri—suatu tindakan dominasi jasmani dalam bahang pertempuran, bukan saat menahan diri dengan pertimbangan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the intensity of battle, strength and tactical decisiveness can override gentler restraint; it implicitly raises the ethical tension between necessary force in combat and the ideal of measured conduct.
Bhīma notices his opponent is weakening; he quickly climbs onto the man’s chest and crushes him with force, rendering him unconscious.