Shloka 50
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
अद्य त्वां भगिनी पाप॑ कृष्यमाणं मया भुवि | द्रक्ष्यतेडद्रिप्रतिकाशं सिंहेनेव महागजम्
adya tvāṃ bhagini pāpa kṛśyamāṇaṃ mayā bhuvi | drakṣyate ’dripratikāśaṃ siṃheneva mahāgajam ||
«Сегодня, о грешник, твоя сестра увидит, как я повергну тебя на землю и потащу по ней — хоть ты и велик, как гора, — как лев тащит могучего слона.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical warning that arrogance in physical strength and wrongdoing invite public humiliation and forceful retribution; it frames power as accountable, not merely intimidating.
A speaker threatens an opponent, declaring that despite the opponent’s mountain-like size, he will throw him down and drag him across the ground like a lion dragging a great elephant, and that the opponent’s sister will witness it.