Shloka 2
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
भीमसेनाद्धि मे भूयो भयं संजायते महत् | क्रुद्धादमर्षणात् तात व्याप्रादिव महारुरो:
bhīmasenād dhi me bhūyo bhayaṃ saṃjāyate mahat | kruddhād amarṣaṇāt tāta vyāghrād iva mahāruroḥ ||
Dhritarashtra disse: “É Bhimasena, acima de todos, quem me inspira o maior temor. Quando ele se enfurece—irredutível, incapaz de suportar afronta—meu medo dele é como o temor constante que uma grande fera tem de um tigre.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked wrongdoing breeds fear even in the powerful: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxiety reveals an inner recognition that injustice invites retaliation. Bhīma’s ‘amarṣa’ (intolerance of insult and adharma) becomes a moral force that makes the guilty apprehensive.
In the Udyoga Parva, as war approaches, Dhṛtarāṣṭra confides his growing dread—especially of Bhīma’s wrath. He uses a vivid simile: just as a great wild animal lives in fear of a tiger, so he fears the enraged, unforbearing Bhīmasena.