Shloka 115
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
लब्धाहमपि तत्रैव वसता सव्यसाचिना । यथा त्वया जिता कृष्ण रुक्मिणी भीष्मकात्मजा,श्रीकृष्ण! जैसे आपने भीष्मकनन्दिनी रुक्मिणीको जीता था, उसी प्रकार मेरे पिताकी राजधानीमें रहते समय सव्यसाची अर्जुनने मुझे जीता
labdhāham api tatraiva vasatā savyasācinā | yathā tvayā jitā kṛṣṇa rukmiṇī bhīṣmakātmajā ||
Ngay cả ta cũng đã bị khuất phục tại đó, khi Savyasācin (Arjuna) đang cư trú ở kinh đô của phụ vương ta—cũng như ngài, hỡi Kṛṣṇa, đã đoạt được Rukmiṇī, ái nữ của Bhīṣmaka.
राक्षस उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how exemplary deeds become moral and narrative benchmarks: a present victory is interpreted through a renowned precedent (Kṛṣṇa’s winning of Rukmiṇī), suggesting that fame, valor, and rightful attainment shape how actions are judged and remembered.
A rākṣasa speaker recounts being overcome by Arjuna while Arjuna lived in the speaker’s father’s capital, and he likens that defeat to Kṛṣṇa’s celebrated winning of Rukmiṇī, thereby emphasizing Arjuna’s prowess through comparison with Kṛṣṇa’s famed exploit.