Shloka 14
द्रौपदीश्रमः तथा घटोत्कचस्मरणम्
Draupadī’s Exhaustion and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
ततः कार्मुकमादाय भीमसेनो महाबल: । कृष्णामादाय संगम्य तस्थावाश्रित्य पादपम्,उस समय महाबली भीमसेन हाथमें धनुष लिये द्रौपदीको अपने साथ रखकर एक वृक्षके सहारे खड़े हो गये
tataḥ kārmukam ādāya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | kṛṣṇām ādāya saṅgamya tasthāv āśritya pādapam ||
ਤਦੋਂ ਮਹਾਬਲੀ ਭੀਮਸੇਨ ਨੇ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ; ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਾ (ਦ੍ਰੌਪਦੀ) ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੋਲ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ, ਇਕ ਰੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਆਸਰਾ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਖੜ੍ਹ ਗਿਆ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is shown not merely in aggression but in protective vigilance: Bhīma’s readiness with the bow while keeping Draupadī close models kṣatriya-dharma—guarding those under one’s care and standing firm in danger.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma takes up his bow, gathers Draupadī to his side, and positions himself by a tree, prepared to respond to any threat while ensuring her safety.