Shloka 19
Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect
दीपो5भवद् यत्र वृकोदरस्य युधिष्ठिरो धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठ: अमोक्षयद् यस्तमनन्ततेजा ग्राहेण संवेष्टितसर्वगात्रम्,उस अवसरपर धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ अत्यन्त तेजस्वी युधिष्ठिर भीमसेनके लिये द्वीपकी भाँति अवलम्ब हो गये। अजगरने भीमसेनके सम्पूर्ण शरीरको लपेट लिया था, परंतु युधिष्ठिरने (अजगरको उसके प्रश्नोंके उत्तरद्वारा संतुष्ट करके) उन्हें छुड़ा दिया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
dīpo 'bhavad yatra vṛkodarasya yudhiṣṭhiro dharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ |
amokṣayad yas tam anantatejā grāheṇa saṃveṣṭita-sarvagātram ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：在那场危急之中，持法者之最的由提施提罗，宛如孤岛之灯，成为弗利阔达罗（毗摩）的依归。巨蛇盘缠毗摩全身之时，那无量光辉的由提施提罗以坚守正法、以正答使擒者心服，而非以暴力，终将他解救出来。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not merely strength but discerning conduct: Yudhiṣṭhira saves Bhīma not by brute force but by truthful, composed, and ethically grounded speech that resolves the crisis without needless violence.
Bhīma (Vṛkodara) is seized and fully constricted by an ajagara (serpent). Yudhiṣṭhira becomes his support and secures Bhīma’s release by engaging the captor through questions and answers, satisfying it and thereby freeing his brother.