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Shloka 41

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas

पूर्वांगतं ततस्तत्र भीममप्रतिमौजसम्‌ । एकान्तावस्थितं चैनमाससाद स दुर्मति:,अतुलितपराक्रमी भीमसेन तो वहाँ पहलेसे ही आकर एकान्तमें एक शब्यापर लेटे हुए थे। खोटी बुद्धिवाला सूतपुत्र कीचक वहीं पहुँच गया और उन्हें हाथसे टटोलने लगा। उस समय भीमसेन कीचकढद्दारा द्रौपदीके अपमानके कारण क्रोधसे जल रहे थे

pūrvāṅgataṃ tatastatra bhīmam apratimaujasam | ekāntāvasthitaṃ cainam āsasāda sa durmatiḥ ||

แล้วที่นั่น ภีมผู้มีกำลังหาที่เปรียบมิได้มาถึงก่อนและอยู่ในที่ลับ ครั้นแล้วกีจกะผู้มีจิตคิดชั่วก็เข้าไปถึงตัวเขา

पूर्वाङ्गतम्gone beforehand / already arrived
पूर्वाङ्गतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वाङ्गत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
भीमम्Bhima
भीमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अप्रतिमौजसम्of incomparable vigor
अप्रतिमौजसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रतिम-ओजस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एकान्तावस्थितम्standing/remaining in seclusion
एकान्तावस्थितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएकान्त-अवस्थित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आससादapproached / came up to
आससाद:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुर्मतिःthe evil-minded one
दुर्मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
K
Kīcaka
D
Draupadī
V
Virāṭa’s palace/inner quarters (implied setting)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames righteous protection of the vulnerable as a dharmic duty: when honor is violated and coercion is attempted, moral force may be required, but it should arise from justice and protection—not from mere rage or desire.

Bhīma has reached the secluded spot first and lies in wait. Kīcaka, driven by lust and arrogance after offending Draupadī, arrives and gropes in the darkness, unaware he has found Bhīma—who is already burning with anger and ready to punish him.