Shloka 36
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 13 — Kīcaka’s Proposition and Draupadī’s Dharmic Refusal
भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं गतसत्त्वमचेतनम् । प्रत्यपिंघन्महाबाहुर्मलल्लं भुवि वृकोदर:,सौ बार घुमानेपर जब वह धैर्य, साहस और चेतनासे भी हाथ धो बैठा, तब बड़ी-बड़ी बाहुओंवाले वृकोदरने उसे पृथ्वीपर गिराकर मसल डाला
bhrāmayitvā śataguṇaṃ gatasattvam acetanam | pratyapiṅghan mahābāhur mallaṃ bhuvi vṛkodaraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Matapos paikutin ang manlalaban nang sandaang ulit, hanggang sa maubos ang lakas at mawala ang ulirat at siya’y mawalan ng malay, ibinagsak siya ni Vṛkodara na malalakas ang bisig sa lupa at dinurog doon. Ipinakikita ng pangyayaring ito ang nakalalamang na kapangyarihan ni Bhīma at ang pasyang pangwakas, ayon sa tungkulin, kapag ang kalaban ay ganap nang walang kakayahan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the consequence of overwhelming force in a contest: once an opponent is rendered powerless and unconscious, the victor’s action becomes final and decisive. In the Mahābhārata’s kṣatriya-ethos setting, it reflects the grim clarity of strength and duty in violent encounters, while also inviting reflection on restraint when an adversary is already incapacitated.
Bhīma (Vṛkodara) spins the wrestler repeatedly—‘a hundred times’—until the man loses strength and consciousness. Bhīma then throws/strikes him down to the ground and crushes him, bringing the bout to a decisive end.