Shloka 80
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
भोजने भीमसेनस्य पाप: प्राक्षेपयद् विषम् । कालकूटं नवं तीक्ष्णं सम्भूतं लोमहर्षणम्,जिस पापीने भीमसेनके भोजनमें नूतन, तीक्ष्ण, परिमाणमें अधिक एवं रोमांचकारी कालकूट नामक विष डलवा दिया था
vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhojane bhīmasenasya pāpaḥ prākṣepayad viṣam | kālakūṭaṃ navaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ sambhūtaṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
毗耶娑之弟子外沙姆帕亚那说道：有一名罪人将毒药掺入毗摩塞那的食物之中——那是名为“迦罗俱吒”（Kālakūṭa）的新制剧毒，药性锋利而强烈，骇人至极，令人毛发倒竖。此段凸显背叛之重：以欺诈手段加害他人，被描绘为极其违背达摩（adharma）的行径。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns covert harm and betrayal: administering poison through deception is presented as a deeply sinful, adharmic act, highlighting that unethical means—especially treachery against the unsuspecting—carry grave moral weight.
The narrator states that a wicked person arranged for Bhīmasena’s food to be laced with a terrifying, highly potent poison called Kālakūṭa, indicating an attempted murder by stealth rather than open confrontation.