Shloka 62
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
वैशमग्पायन उवाच भीमसेनस्तदा राजन्नर्जुनेन निवारित: । अतृप्तो युद्धधर्मेषु न््यवर्तत महाबल:
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | bhīmasenas tadā rājan arjunena nivāritaḥ | atṛpto yuddhadharmeṣu nyavartata mahābalaḥ ||
ویشَمپاین نے کہا—اے راجا جنمیجَے! اس وقت ارجن کے روکنے پر مہابلی بھیم سین، اگرچہ ابھی جنگ کے دھرم سے سیر نہ ہوا تھا، پھر بھی باز آ گیا۔
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful warrior must submit to restraint and right counsel; zeal for combat (yuddha-dharma) is not itself sufficient—discipline and adherence to guidance prevent excess and uphold dharma.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, Bhīma is eager to continue according to the warrior code, but Arjuna checks him; despite being unsated for battle, Bhīma turns back and withdraws.