Shloka 4
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 73 — Kr̥ṣṇa’s Appraisal of Bhīma’s Altered Temper and Reaffirmation of Martial Resolve
अदीर्घदर्शी निष्टूरी क्षेप्ता क्रूरपराक्रम: । दीर्घमन्युरनेयश्व पापात्मा निकृतिप्रिय:
adīrghadarśī niṣṭūrī kṣeptā krūraparākramaḥ | dīrghamanyur aneyaś ca pāpātmā nikṛtipriyaḥ ||
وہ کم نظر، سخت گو، دوسروں کی عیب جوئی کرنے والا، خونخوار قوت والا ہے؛ دیر تک غصہ دل میں پالے رکھتا ہے؛ اسے سیدھی راہ پر لانا ممکن نہیں؛ باطن سے گناہگار اور فریب کو پسند کرنے والا ہے۔
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that ethical failure is often rooted in inner traits—lack of foresight, harsh speech, habitual insult, long-held anger, and love of deceit. Such dispositions make a person resistant to correction and destructive in social and political life.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and assessments, Bhīma delivers a forceful denunciation of an adversary’s character, listing vices that, in his view, explain the opponent’s hostility and unfitness for righteous counsel.