Character

Bhima

भीमBhīma

Also called Bheem

verses
4,300
books
13
chapters
661
Sibling of
Arjuna, Yudhishthira
One of
Pandava
Child of
Vayú, Kunti

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Bhima, brother of Yudhishthira and Arjuna, is born from Vayu, the wind god. Mahabharata 1.57.97, 1.90.69 As a newborn he fell from his mother Kunti's lap and shattered a rock. Mahabharata 1.114.11, 1.150.17 At the dice game he vowed to break the thighs of his foe Duryodhana with a mace in battle. Mahabharata 9.57.6 While living in hiding in the city of Virata, he killed Kichaka, who sought to seize Draupadi, his brother's wife. Mahabharata 8.34.19Mahabharata (Gita Press) 4.22.77, 4.22.79 In the war he slew Duhshasana, whose blood he had vowed to drink, and drank it. Mahabharata 5.157.17, 11.14.12Mahabharata (Gita Press) 8.83.413

Where to read

Every verse that names Bhima, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    4,112 verses · 583 chapters

    All 4,112 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 4,914 verses

    • 3.146.8

      Tendo obtido aquela auspiciosa e incomparável flor Saugandhika, a dama radiante, tomada de grande alegria, falou então a Bhīmasena, ó rei.

    • 3.149.6

      Ao ver a grande forma de seu irmão, Bhīma—alegria da linhagem dos Kuru—ficou maravilhado e, repetidas vezes, sentiu-se tomado de exultação.

    • 3.150.2

      Ó Bhārata, quando foi prontamente abraçado por seu irmão Bhīma, seu cansaço se dissipou, e tudo lhe pareceu auspicioso e favorável.

  2. Bhagavatam

    64 verses · 19 chapters

    All 64 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.72.13

      Ele enviou Sahadeva ao sul com os Sṛñjayas; Nakula ao oeste com os Matsyas; Arjuna (Savyasācī) ao norte com os Kekayas; e Bhīma (Vṛkodara) ao leste com os Madrakas.

    • 10.75.4

      Bhīma supervisionava a cozinha; Suyodhana (Duryodhana) cuidava do tesouro; Sahadeva recebia os hóspedes com respeito, e Nakula providenciava os itens necessários. Arjuna servia os veneráveis anciãos; Śrī Kṛṣṇa lavava os pés de todos…

    • 10.71.5

      O rei Jarāsandha, difícil de suportar e vencer, é forte como dez mil elefantes. De fato, outros guerreiros poderosos não conseguem derrotá-lo; somente Bhīma lhe é igual em força.

  3. Skanda Purana

    38 verses · 18 chapters

    All 38 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.65.14

      Se a tua fala, ó Pārtha, está pronta como a de um arauto, sem impedimento—por que então não louvas Mahādeva, o destruidor de Tripura (Tripurāntaka)?

    • 1.2.2.12

      Agora mesmo, Bhīmasena matou o rei Vīravarmā—que afligia os Kurus—por ordem de Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

    • 1.2.29.133

      Tu és Mahāsena, comandante do grande exército; Mahātejas, de esplendor imenso; Vīrasena, líder dos heróis, e Bhūpati, senhor soberano. Tu és Siddhāsana, entronizado entre os perfeitos; Surādhyakṣa, supervisor dos deuses; Bhīmasena, de…

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    27 verses · 8 chapters

    All 27 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 2.7.7

      Com seus filhos mortos, o extremamente pesaroso Dhritarashtra permaneceu no reino dos Pandavas, atormentado pelas palavras de Bhima, semelhantes a flechas.

    • 2.6.54

      De Vayu, ela gerou um filho, Vrikodara (Bhima), e de Shatakratu (Indra), Jishnu (Arjuna). Ano após ano, três filhos poderosos nasceram de Kunti.

    • 4.19.38

      Yudhishthira, a encarnação parcial de Dharma, tornar-se-á o grande rei. Bhimasena será a encarnação de Vayu, e os gêmeos serão as encarnações dos Ashvins.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Bhima matters most.

  1. The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān

    Mahabharata 3.146 · 47 verses

    Agent of action whose heroic vigor borders on ecological and…

  2. Hanūmān’s Vast Form and Instruction on Dharma-Statecraft

    Mahabharata 3.149 · 25 verses

    Seeker of proof and recipient of instruction

  3. Hanūmān’s Embrace, Counsel, and Promise to Amplify Bhīma’s Battle-Roar (Gandhamādana Continuation)

    Mahabharata 3.150 · 25 verses

    Pilgrim-warrior whose pride is tempered into devotion

  4. Bhīmasena-Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path

    Mahabharata 3.147 · 23 verses

    Protagonist under examination

  5. Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha (Verbal Duel and Omens)

    Mahabharata 9.55 · 19 verses

    Moral prosecutor and avenger who converts memory of injustice…

  6. Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ: The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall (Book 7, Chapter 164)

    Mahabharata 7.164 · 17 verses

    Force and expedience: supplies the ‘fact’ that enables the…

  7. Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)

    Mahabharata 7.165 · 16 verses

    Ethical provocateur and rhetorical challenger of Droṇa’s…

  8. Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation

    Mahabharata 7.102 · 67 verses

    Shock-force executor: the dispatched solution to a…

  9. Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma-Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ (Mace-duel’s intense exchange)

    Mahabharata 9.56 · 60 verses

    Primary duelist

  10. Mahāprasthānika-parva Adhyāya 2: The Northward March, Sight of Himavat and Meru, and the Sequential Falls

    Mahabharata 17.2 · 14 verses

    Questioner and last to fall

Key episodes

  1. Draupadi Dragged into the Assembly

    Mahabharata 2.60-2.63

  2. Bhima Meets Hanuman

    Mahabharata 3.146-3.150

  3. The Yaksha's Questions (Yaksha Prashna)

    Mahabharata 3.295-3.298

  4. "Ashvatthama Is Dead": The Fall of Drona

    Mahabharata 7.164-7.165

  5. The Mace Duel: Bhima Breaks Duryodhana's Thigh

    Mahabharata 9.54-9.58

  6. Yudhishthira and the Dog: The Great Departure

    Mahabharata 17.1-17.3

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