Shloka 5
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
अमर्षणश्न कौन्तेयो दृढ्वैरश्न॒ पाण्डव: । अनर्महासी सोन्मादस्तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी महास्वन:
amarṣaṇaḥ kaunteyo dṛḍhavairaḥ sa pāṇḍavaḥ | anarmahāsī sa unmādas tiryakprekṣī mahāsvanaḥ ||
କୌନ୍ତେୟ ପାଣ୍ଡବ ଭୀମ ଅପମାନ ସହିନପାରୁଥିବା ଏବଂ ଦୃଢ଼ ଭାବେ ବୈର ଧରି ରହୁଥିବା ଯୋଦ୍ଧା। ତାଙ୍କର ହାସି କେବଳ ହାସି ନୁହେଁ—ସେ ତାହାକୁ ସତ୍ୟ କରି ଦେଖାନ୍ତି। ସ୍ୱଭାବରେ ସେ ଉନ୍ମାଦୀ-ସଦୃଶ, ତିର୍ଯ୍ୟକ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଚାହନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ମହାସ୍ୱରରେ ଗର୍ଜନ କରନ୍ତି।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked wrath and fixed enmity harden into a character trait: words and even laughter become vows. Ethically, it warns that a warrior’s power must be governed by restraint; otherwise resolve turns into destructive obsession.
In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and assessments, Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes Bhīma’s formidable temperament—his intolerance of insult, unwavering hostility, intimidating gaze, and thunderous roar—underscoring why reconciliation is difficult and why conflict seems imminent.