Shloka 2
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
भीमसेनाद्धि मे भूयो भयं संजायते महत् | क्रुद्धादमर्षणात् तात व्याप्रादिव महारुरो:,तात! मुझे क्रोधमें भरे हुए अमर्षशील भीमसेनसे बड़ा डर लगता है; ठीक उसी तरह, जैसे महान् मृगको किसी व्याप्रसे सदा भय बना रहता है
bhīmasenād dhi me bhūyo bhayaṃ saṃjāyate mahat | kruddhād amarṣaṇāt tāta vyāghrād iva mahāruroḥ ||
Sinabi ni Dhritarashtra: “Si Bhimasena, higit sa lahat, ang siyang nagdudulot sa akin ng pinakamalaking pangamba. Kapag siya’y nagngangalit—di marunong magpaubaya at di tumatanggap ng paghamak—ang takot ko sa kanya’y gaya ng walang patid na takot ng isang malaking hayop sa tigre.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked wrongdoing breeds fear even in the powerful: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxiety reveals an inner recognition that injustice invites retaliation. Bhīma’s ‘amarṣa’ (intolerance of insult and adharma) becomes a moral force that makes the guilty apprehensive.
In the Udyoga Parva, as war approaches, Dhṛtarāṣṭra confides his growing dread—especially of Bhīma’s wrath. He uses a vivid simile: just as a great wild animal lives in fear of a tiger, so he fears the enraged, unforbearing Bhīmasena.