Shloka 9
भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74
नास्मिज्जने5भिरमसे रह: क्षिपसि पाण्डव । नान्यं निशि दिवा चापि कदाचिदभिनन्दसि
nāsmij jane ’bhiramase rahaḥ kṣipasi pāṇḍava | nānyaṃ niśi divā cāpi kadācid abhinandasi pāṇḍunandana ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó Pāṇḍava, não encontravas prazer nesta multidão; ao contrário, passavas o tempo em solidão. De noite ou de dia, ó filho de Pāṇḍu, nunca em momento algum saudavas ou demonstravas aprovação a quem quer que fosse.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a temperament marked by withdrawal from public company and a refusal to engage in ordinary social courtesies; ethically, it invites reflection on whether detachment is genuine self-mastery or a sign of inner disturbance and alienation from communal dharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes (to his listener) a Pāṇḍava’s habitual behavior: he does not enjoy the crowd, spends time alone, and does not greet or commend others at any time—setting a tone of isolation and seriousness within the surrounding political-ethical tensions of the Udyoga Parva.