Shloka 6
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
वैशम्पायन उवाच तद् वै श्रुत्वा भीमसेनो त्यमर्षी भृशं निशश्वास तदा5अ$र्तरूप: । राजानुगो धर्मपाशानुबद्धो दहन्निवैनं क्रोधसंरक्तदृष्टि:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tad vai śrutvā bhīmaseno 'tyamarṣī bhṛśaṃ niśaśvāsa tadā 'rtarūpaḥ | rājānugo dharmapāśānubaddho dahann ivainaṃ krodhasaṃraktadṛṣṭiḥ |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang marinig iyon, si Bhīmasena—nag-aalab sa galit na di matimpi—ay huminga nang malalim nang paulit-ulit, ang mukha’y baluktot sa sakit. Gayunman, bilang tagasunod ni Haring Yudhisthira, nanatili siyang nakagapos sa silo ng dharma. Namumula sa poot ang kanyang mga mata, at nagsalita siya na wari’y sinusunog si Yudhisthira sa talim ng salita.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between righteous restraint (dharma) and the natural surge of anger in the face of perceived wrong. Bhīma’s fury is intense, yet he remains constrained by loyalty to Yudhiṣṭhira and by dharma, showing that moral duty can bind even the strongest impulses.
After hearing a provoking statement or report, Bhīma becomes visibly distressed and enraged—sighing heavily, eyes reddened. Even so, he does not act freely; as Yudhiṣṭhira’s follower, he is held back by dharma. He then begins to speak in a manner that feels ‘burning,’ directed toward Yudhiṣṭhira.