Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
शशाप तत्र भीमस्तु राजमध्ये बृहत्स्वन: । क्रोधाद् विस्फुरमाणौष्ठो विनिष्पिष्य करे करम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | śaśāpa tatra bhīmas tu rājamadhye bṛhatsvanaḥ | krodhād visphuramāṇauṣṭho viniṣpiṣya kare karam ||
外沙姆帕亚那说道:随后,在列王会集之中,毗摩以雷霆般的洪声发出诅誓;他怒使唇颤,双手相磨相压。此景昭示一场公开的道德断裂:义者对凌辱之举的愤激,以及以誓愿之报复来回应非法(adharma)的决断——此后将左右战争的走向。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
When adharma is enacted publicly, moral conscience is also publicly tested: silence becomes complicity, while righteous indignation seeks restoration of justice. Yet the verse also warns that anger, even when provoked by injustice, can crystallize into vows that propel society toward violent reckoning.
In the royal assembly, Bhīma—overwhelmed by anger—makes a fierce imprecation/vow, signaled by his thunderous voice and the gesture of grinding hand against hand. It is a turning point where outrage at humiliation becomes a declared resolve for future retribution.