Shloka 3
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 23: Report of the Slain Sūtaputras, Royal Orders, and Sairandhrī’s Return
पोथितं भीमसेनेन तमिन्द्रेणेव दानवम् । संस्कारयितुमिच्छन्तो बहिनेंतुं प्रचक्रमु:,जैसे इन्द्रने दानव वृत्रासुरका वध किया था, उसी प्रकार भीमसेनके हाथसे मारे गये उस कीचकका दाह-संस्कार करनेकी इच्छासे उसके बान्धवगण उसे बाहर (श्मशानभूमिमें) ले जानेकी तैयारी करने लगे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Pothitaṃ Bhīmasenena tam Indreṇeva dānavam | Saṃskārayitum icchanto bahir netuṃ pracakramuḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说：正如因陀罗击杀魔族一般，毗摩塞那也如此碾碎了那基遮迦。基遮迦的亲族欲为其行火葬之礼，便开始准备将尸身抬出宫外，送往焚尸之地。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma at two levels: the removal of an oppressive wrongdoer is portrayed as restoring order (likened to Indra’s slaying of a demon), yet society still maintains the duty of saṃskāra—performing last rites for the dead—showing that ritual and social obligations continue even amid conflict.
After Kīcaka has been slain by Bhīmasena, his relatives intend to conduct his cremation rites and begin arranging to carry his body outside to the cremation ground.