Shloka 23
Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163
स कृष्यमाणो भीमेन कर्षमाणश्न पाण्डवम् | समयुज्यत तीव्रेण क्लमेन पुरुषादक:,भीमसेन उस राक्षसको खींचते थे तथा राक्षस भीमसेनको खींच रहा था। इस खींचा- खींचीमें वह नरभक्षी राक्षस बहुत थक गया
sa kṛṣyamāṇo bhīmena karṣamāṇaś ca pāṇḍavam | samayujyata tīvreṇa klamena puruṣādakaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi Bhīma kéo hắn, còn rākṣasa ăn thịt người lại kéo ngược Pāṇḍava, họ giằng co trong một cuộc vật lộn dữ dội. Trong cuộc tranh sức ấy, con rākṣasa ăn thịt người đã kiệt sức nặng nề.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Predatory power (the man-eating rākṣasa) is not sustainable; when confronted by righteous, protective strength (Bhīma acting as a Pāṇḍava guardian), it collapses into exhaustion. The verse underscores endurance and resolve in defending dharma.
Bhīma and a man-eating rākṣasa pull each other in a forceful struggle—each trying to drag the other. The rākṣasa, strained by the contest, becomes severely fatigued.