Shloka 11
भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74
भ्रुकुटिं च पुन: कुर्वन्नोष्ठी च विदशन्निव । अभीक्षणं दृश्यसे भीम सर्व तन््मन्युकारितम्
bhru-kuṭiṁ ca punaḥ kurvann oṣṭhī ca vidaśann iva | abhīkṣṇaṁ dṛśyase bhīma sarva tan manyu-kāritam ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó Bhīma, vejo-te repetidas vezes com as sobrancelhas cerradas, como se estivesses a morder os lábios. Tudo isso é obra da ira.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger manifests outwardly and becomes readable in one’s body and behavior; it implicitly urges restraint and self-mastery, especially in a tense pre-war setting where uncontrolled wrath can distort judgment and dharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma’s visible signs of agitation—knitted brows and lip-biting—observing that these repeated gestures are driven by anger, indicating Bhīma’s inner turmoil as events move toward conflict.