Shloka 6
भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74
निःश्वसन्नग्निवत् तेन संतप्त: स्वेन मन्युना । अप्रशान्तमना भीम सधूम इव पावक:
niḥśvasann agnivat tena saṃtaptaḥ svena manyunā | apraśāntamanā bhīma sadhūma iva pāvakaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Paulit-ulit na humihinga nang malalim si Bhīma, at sinusunog ng sarili niyang poot—gaya ng apoy na naglalagablab sa sarili nitong init. Hindi matahimik ang kanyang isip; tulad ng liyab na natatakpan ng usok, lagi siyang nababalot ng pagkabalisa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Uncontrolled anger (manyu) first burns the person who holds it: it disturbs the mind’s peace and clouds judgment, like smoke covering a flame. The verse implicitly commends inner pacification as an ethical necessity before righteous action.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Bhīma’s inner state during the tense pre-war negotiations: he repeatedly sighs and is visibly consumed by indignation, remaining mentally unsettled, compared to a smoky fire.