Shloka 29
देवसत्रे मृत्युनिरोधः, पूर्वेन्द्राणां मानुषावतरणम्, द्रौपदी-वरकथनम्
Suspension of Death at the Devasatra; Former Indras’ Human Descent; Draupadī’s Boon Etiology
तत्राश्नर्य भीमसेनश्वकार पुरुषर्षभः । यच्छल्यं पातितं भूमौ नावधीद् बलिनं बली,कुरुश्रेष्ठ बलवान् भीमसेनने एक आश्चर्यकी बात यह की कि महाबली शल्यको पृथ्वीपर पटककर भी मार नहीं डाला
tatrāśnary bhīmasenaśvakāra puruṣarṣabhaḥ | yacchalyaṃ pātitaṃ bhūmau nāvadhīd balinaṃ balī ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：就在那时，毗摩塞那——人中雄牛——做出一件真正令人惊异之事：他虽将大力的沙利耶掷倒在地，却并未取其性命。此刻显出强力之中的克制，仿佛真正的勇武不仅在于击打，更在于能饶人一命。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that real strength is not only the ability to overpower an opponent but also the self-control to refrain from killing when one has the advantage—an ethical restraint aligned with dharma.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma forcefully throws the mighty Śalya to the ground, yet—despite having the power to finish him—Bhīma does not kill him, making the act noteworthy and surprising.