Shloka 3
भীমेन युधिष्ठिरस्य त्यागवृत्तेः प्रतिषेधः
Bhīma’s Rebuttal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Inclination
क्षमानुकम्पा कारुण्यमानृशंस्यं न विद्यते । क्षात्रमाचरतो मार्गमपि बन्धोस्त्वदन्तरे
kṣamānukampā kāruṇyam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ na vidyate | kṣātram ācarato mārgam api bandhos tvad-antare ||
Wika ni Bhīma: “Sa taong sumusunod sa landas ng mandirigma, hindi matatagpuan ang pagpapatawad, awa, habag, at banayad na di-kalupitan—kahit sa sariling kamag-anak. Kung gayon, bakit sumisibol pa rin ang mga damdaming ito sa iyong puso?”
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a tension within kṣatriya-dharma: the warrior’s path tends to harden the heart, pushing aside forgiveness and compassion even toward relatives; Bhīma questions why such soft virtues still persist in the listener’s heart, implying an ethical debate between duty and humane restraint.
Bhīma addresses another person (implicitly his brother/kinsman) and argues from the standpoint of warrior conduct: since a kṣatriya must act decisively and without softness even toward kin, he challenges the presence of compassion in the other’s heart, pressing for a stance consistent with martial duty.