Mahabharata 4.22.1 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 22, Shloka 1
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
भीमसेन बोले--भद्रे! तू जैसा कह रही है, वैसा ही करूँगा। भीरु! मैं आज कीचकको उसके भाई-बन्धुओंसहित मार डालूँगा
Bhīmasena uvāca—bhadre! tvaṁ yathā vadāsi, tathā kariṣyāmi. bhīru! aham adya Kīcakaṁ tasya bhrātṛ-bandhubhiḥ saha mārayiṣyāmi.
ਭੀਮਸੇਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਭਦ੍ਰੇ! ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤੂੰ ਆਖਦੀ ਹੈਂ, ਓਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਹੀ ਮੈਂ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ। ਭੀਰੂ! ਅੱਜ ਮੈਂ ਕੀਚਕ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਭਰਾ-ਬੰਧੂਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਮਾਰ ਦਿਆਂਗਾ।
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic impulse to protect a wronged person and uphold honor: Bhima commits himself to decisive action against an aggressor, framing force as a response to adharma rather than personal cruelty.
In the Virata court context, Bhima responds to a distressed appeal (implicitly from Draupadi/Sairandhri) and promises to carry out her plan, declaring that he will kill Kichaka along with his supporting kinsmen.
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