Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 14
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
अस्त्रे द्रोणार्जुनसमं वायुवेगसमं जवे । महेश्वरसमं क्रोधे को हन्याद् भीममाहवे
astre droṇārjunasamaṃ vāyuvegāsamaṃ jave | maheśvarasamaṃ krodhe ko hanyād bhīmam āhave ||
ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ— ଅସ୍ତ୍ରବିଦ୍ୟାରେ ସେ ଦ୍ରୋଣ ଓ ଅର୍ଜୁନ ସମାନ; ବେଗରେ ବାୟୁ ସମ; କ୍ରୋଧରେ ମହେଶ୍ୱର ସଦୃଶ। ଏପରି ଭୀମକୁ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ କିଏ ମାରିପାରିବ?
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power—skill, speed, and wrath—can make a warrior seem invincible, and it implicitly warns rulers that fear and misjudgment in the face of such power can drive disastrous decisions in a dharma-crisis.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on Bhīma’s formidable capabilities, rhetorically asking who could possibly kill him in battle, revealing the Kuru court’s apprehension as war approaches.