Shloka 6
कुरुवंशप्रश्नः—दुःषन्तस्य राजधर्मवर्णनम्
Kuru Lineage Inquiry and the Portrait of King Duḥṣanta’s Rule
कथं नागायुतप्राणो बाहुशाली वृकोदर: । परिक्लिश्यन्नपि क्रोधं धृतवान् वै द्विजोत्तम,द्विजोत्तम! अपनी विशाल भुजाओंसे सुशोभित होनेवाले भीमसेनमें तो दस हजार हाथियोंका बल था। फिर उन्होंने क्लेश उठाते हुए भी क्रोधको किसलिये रोक रखा था?
Janamejaya uvāca |
kathaṁ nāgāyutaprāṇo bāhuśālī vṛkodaraḥ |
parikliśyann api krodhaṁ dhṛtavān vai dvijottama ||
ชนะเมชยะตรัสว่า “โอ ทวิชโอตตมะ! วฤโกทร—ภีมผู้มีแขนกำยำ มีกำลังประหนึ่งช้างหมื่นเชือก—แม้ถูกความลำบากบีบคั้น ยังข่มโทสะไว้ได้อย่างไร?”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true strength includes restraint: even one capable of overwhelming force is praised for holding back anger under suffering, implying that dharma often requires self-mastery rather than immediate retaliation.
King Janamejaya asks the sage to explain why Bhīma—renowned for immense, elephant-like strength—endured distress yet restrained his wrath, seeking the moral and situational reasons behind Bhīma’s self-control.