Shloka 83
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
त॑ सम्मथितसर्वाजू मांसपिण्डोपमं कृतम् | कृष्णाया दर्शयामास भीमसेनो महाबल:,महाबली भीमने उसका सारा शरीर मथ डाला और उसे मांसका लोंदा-सा बना दिया। इसके बाद उन्होंने द्रौपदीको दिखाया
taṁ sammathita-sarvāṅgaṁ māṁsa-piṇḍopamaṁ kṛtam | kṛṣṇāyā darśayāmāsa bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ ||
مہابلی بھیم سین نے اس کے تمام اعضا کو مسل کر اسے گوشت کے لوتھڑے کی مانند کر دیا؛ پھر وہ مسخ شدہ لاش کرشنا (دروپدی) کو دکھائی۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension in epic dharma: protecting the vulnerable and defending honor may demand force, yet such force is morally weighty and must be understood as a response to grave adharma rather than mere personal rage.
Bhīma has violently subdued an offender, crushing his body until it resembles a lump of flesh, and then presents the result to Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā), signaling that her humiliation has been answered and that the Pandavas are actively safeguarding her dignity.