Shloka 47
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)
त॑ भीमसेनो धावन्तमभ्यधावत वीर्यवान् | त्रिगर्तराजमादातु सिंह: क्षुद्रमूगं यथा
taṁ bhīmaseno dhāvantam abhyadhāvat vīryavān | trigartarājam ādātuṁ siṁhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṁ yathā ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi Suśarmā, vua xứ Trigarta, quay lưng bỏ chạy, Bhīmasena dũng mãnh liền lao theo để bắt sống hắn—như sư tử đuổi theo một con nai nhỏ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: when faced with aggression, a warrior must act decisively to restrain and defeat the offender. The emphasis on capturing (ādātum) suggests controlled, purposeful action rather than mere rage.
Suśarmā, king of the Trigartas, is fleeing, and Bhīma—described as vīryavān—charges after him to capture him, compared to a lion pursuing a small deer.