Shloka 18
Śiśupāla-vadha in the Rājasūya-sabhā (शिशुपालवधः — राजसूयसभायाम्)
प्रहसंश्षाब्रवीद् वाक््यं चेदिराज: प्रतापवान् । भीमसेनमभिक्रुद्धं दृष्टयवा भीमपराक्रमम्,उस समय भयानक पराक्रमी भीमसेनको कुपित देख प्रतापी चेदिराज हँसते हुए बोला --
prahasaṁś cābravīd vākyaṁ cedirājaḥ pratāpavān | bhīmasenam abhikruddhaṁ dṛṣṭvā bhīmaparākramam ||
当时，他见毗摩塞那——威势可怖——因怒而起，切地国英勇而有威光的国王便带着笑意开口，对他说出以嘲弄迎击怒火、并在王者大会中挑起更大纷争的话语。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ridicule and provocation in a public forum can inflame anger and destabilize dharmic order; restraint and measured speech are implied virtues, especially in a royal assembly where words can trigger violence.
In the assembly setting, Bhīma is seen to be enraged. The powerful king of Cedi (Śiśupāla), instead of calming the situation, laughs and begins speaking—signaling a deliberate taunt and an escalation of tension.