Bhima's Fury Restrained by Bhishma

Verse 1 (2.65.1)

स मे बहुमतो राजा जरासन्धो महाबलः । योऽनेन युद्धं नेयेष दासोऽयमिति संयुगे ॥

sa me bahumato rājā jarāsandho mahābalaḥ | yo'nena yuddhaṃ neyeṣa dāso'yamiti saṃyuge

That mighty king Jarasandha I hold in high esteem, for he would not fight this man in battle, saying, "He is a slave."

Note on the text: Corrected दाक्षोऽयम् → दासोऽयम् (misprint in Wikisource; क्ष for स; CE dāso 'yam).

Verse 2 (2.65.2)

केशवेन कृतं कर्म जरासन्धवधे तदा । भीमसेनार्जुनाभ्यां च कस्तत्साध्विति मन्यते ॥

keśavena kṛtaṃ karma jarāsandhavadhe tadā | bhīmasenārjunābhyāṃ ca kastatsādhviti manyate

What Keshava did, together with Bhimasena and Arjuna, in the killing of Jarasandha: who would think that right?

Verse 3 (2.65.3)

अद्वारेण प्रविष्टेन छद्मना ब्रह्मवादिना । दृष्टः प्रभावः कृष्णेन जरासन्धस्य भूपतेः ॥

advāreṇa praviṣṭena chadmanā brahmavādinā | dṛṣṭaḥ prabhāvaḥ kṛṣṇena jarāsandhasya bhūpateḥ

Entering not by the gate but in disguise, posing as a brahmin, Krishna saw the power of King Jarasandha.

Note on the text: Corrected उद्वारेण → अद्वारेण (misprint in Wikisource; उ for अ; "not by the gate", CE advāreṇa).

Verse 4 (2.65.4)

येन धर्मात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ब्रह्मण्यमभिजानता । प्रेषितं पाद्यमस्मै तद्दातुमग्रे दुरात्मने ॥

yena dharmātmanā''tmānaṃ brahmaṇyamabhijānatā | preṣitaṃ pādyamasmai taddātumagre durātmane

That righteous king, knowing himself devoted to brahmins, sent water for the feet to be offered first to this wicked man.

Note on the text: Corrected दूरात्मने → दुरात्मने (misprint in Wikisource; दू for दु; "wicked", CE durātmane).

Verse 5 (2.65.5)

भुज्यतामिति तेनोक्ताः कृष्णभीमधनञ्जयाः । जरासन्धेन कौरव्य कृष्णेन विकृतं कृतम् ॥

bhujyatāmiti tenoktāḥ kṛṣṇabhīmadhanañjayāḥ | jarāsandhena kauravya kṛṣṇena vikṛtaṃ kṛtam

"Please eat," Jarasandha said to Krishna, Bhima and Dhananjaya, O Kauravya; yet it was Krishna who did the wrong.

Note on the text: Corrected कृष्णबीमधनञ्जयाटः → कृष्णभीमधनञ्जयाः (misprint in Wikisource; बी for भी and a stray ट; CE kṛṣṇabhīmadhanaṃjayāḥ).

Verse 6 (2.65.6)

यद्ययं जगतः कर्ता यथैनं मूर्ख मन्यसे । कस्मान्न ब्राह्मणं सम्यगात्मानमवगच्छति ॥

yadyayaṃ jagataḥ kartā yathainaṃ mūrkha manyase | kasmānna brāhmaṇaṃ samyagātmānamavagacchati

If he is the maker of the world, as you, fool, believe him to be, why does he not rightly own himself a brahmin?

Verse 7 (2.65.7)

इदं त्वाश्चर्यभूतं मे यदिमे पाण्डवास्त्वया । अपकृष्टाः सतां मार्गान्मन्यन्ते तच्च साध्विति ॥

idaṃ tvāścaryabhūtaṃ me yadime pāṇḍavāstvayā | apakṛṣṭāḥ satāṃ mārgānmanyante tacca sādhviti

But this is what amazes me: that these Pandavas, led away by you from the path of the good, think that right.

Note on the text: Corrected यदिभे → यदिमे (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म; "that these", CE yad ime).

Verse 8 (2.65.8)

अथवा नैतदाश्चर्यं येषां त्वमसि भारत । स्त्रीसधर्मा च वृद्धश्च सर्वार्थानां प्रदर्शकः ॥

athavā naitadāścaryaṃ yeṣāṃ tvamasi bhārata | strīsadharmā ca vṛddhaśca sarvārthānāṃ pradarśakaḥ

Or rather it is no wonder, O Bharata, since you, who are like a woman, and old, are their guide in all matters.

Verse 9 (2.65.9)

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा रूक्षं रूक्षाक्षरं बहु । चुकोप बलिनां श्रेष्ठो भीमसेनः प्रतापवान् ॥

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rūkṣaṃ rūkṣākṣaraṃ bahu | cukopa balināṃ śreṣṭho bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān

Hearing those words of his, many and harsh, rough in every syllable, Bhimasena, the valiant, the best of the strong, flew into a rage.

Note on the text: Corrected चकोप → चुकोप (misprint in Wikisource; the perfect of kup reduplicates with u; CE cukopa).

Verse 10 (2.65.10)

तथा पद्मप्रतीकाशे स्वभावायतविस्तृते । भूयः क्रोधाभिताम्राक्षे रक्ते नेत्रे बभूवतुः ॥

tathā padmapratīkāśe svabhāvāyatavistṛte | bhūyaḥ krodhābhitāmrākṣe rakte netre babhūvatuḥ

Then his eyes, lotus-like and by nature long and wide, turned red, still more coppery with rage.

Verse 11 (2.65.11)

त्रिशिखां भ्रकुटीं चास्य ददृशुः सर्वपार्थिवाः । ललाटस्थां त्रिकूटस्थां गङ्गां त्रिपथगामिव ॥

triśikhāṃ bhrakuṭīṃ cāsya dadṛśuḥ sarvapārthivāḥ | lalāṭasthāṃ trikūṭasthāṃ gaṅgāṃ tripathagāmiva

All the kings saw the three-forked frown on his brow, like the Ganga of the three paths standing on the three-peaked mountain.

Verse 12 (2.65.12)

दन्तान्सन्दशतस्तस्य कोपाद्ददृशुराननम् । युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि कालस्येव जिघत्सतः ॥

dantānsandaśatastasya kopāddadṛśurānanam | yugānte sarvabhūtāni kālasyeva jighatsataḥ

As he ground his teeth in anger, they saw his face like the face of Time at the end of an age, hungry to devour all beings.

Verse 13 (2.65.13)

उत्पतन्तं तु वेगेन जग्राहैनं मनस्विनम् । भीष्म एव महाबाहुर्महासेनमिवेश्वरः ॥

utpatantaṃ tu vegena jagrāhainaṃ manasvinam | bhīṣma eva mahābāhurmahāsenamiveśvaraḥ

As that proud man leapt up with force, mighty-armed Bhishma himself caught hold of him, as the Lord Shiva held back Mahasena.

Note on the text: Corrected मनस्विन् → मनस्विनम् (misprint in Wikisource; the object of जग्राह needs the accusative; CE manasvinam).

Verse 14 (2.65.14)

तस्य भीमस्य भीष्मेण वार्यमाणस्य भारत । गुरुणा विविधैर्वाक्यैः क्रोधः प्रशममागतः ॥

tasya bhīmasya bhīṣmeṇa vāryamāṇasya bhārata | guruṇā vividhairvākyaiḥ krodhaḥ praśamamāgataḥ

Held back by Bhishma, his elder, with many kinds of words, Bhima's anger subsided, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected तस्व → तस्य (misprint in Wikisource; व for य; CE tasya).

Verse 15 (2.65.15)

नातिचक्राम भीष्मस्य स हि वाक्यमरिन्दमः । समुद्वृत्तो घनापाये वेलामिव महोदधिः ॥

nāticakrāma bhīṣmasya sa hi vākyamarindamaḥ | samudvṛtto ghanāpāye velāmiva mahodadhiḥ

For that tamer of foes did not overstep Bhishma's word, as the great ocean, swollen at the end of the rains, does not overstep its shore.

Verse 16 (2.65.16)

शिशुपालस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धे भीमसेने जनाधिप । नाकम्पत तदा वीरः पौरुषे स्वे व्यवस्थितः ॥

śiśupālastu saṅkruddhe bhīmasene janādhipa | nākampata tadā vīraḥ pauruṣe sve vyavasthitaḥ

But Shishupala, O lord of men, did not tremble then, though Bhimasena was in a fury; the hero stood firm in his own manhood.

Note on the text: Corrected पौरुषे व्यवस्थितः → पौरुषे स्वे व्यवस्थितः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped word leaves the line a syllable short; CE pauruṣe sve vyavasthitaḥ).

Verse 17 (2.65.17)

उत्पतन्तं तु वेगेन पुनः पुनररिन्दमः । न स तं चिन्तयामास सिंहः क्रुद्धो मृगं यथा ॥

utpatantaṃ tu vegena punaḥ punararindamaḥ | na sa taṃ cintayāmāsa siṃhaḥ kruddho mṛgaṃ yathā

Though Bhima leapt up with force again and again, that tamer of foes paid him no heed, as an angry lion pays none to a deer.

Verse 18 (2.65.18)

प्रहसंश्चाब्रवीद्वाक्यं चेदिराजः प्रतापवान् । भीमसेनमभिक्रुद्धं दृष्ट्वा भीमपराक्रमम् ॥

prahasaṃścābravīdvākyaṃ cedirājaḥ pratāpavān | bhīmasenamabhikruddhaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmaparākramam

And the valiant king of Chedi, seeing Bhimasena of terrible prowess so enraged, laughed and said:

Verse 19 (2.65.19)

मुञ्चैनं भीष्म पश्यन्तु यावदेनं नराधिपाः । मत्प्रभावविनिर्दग्धं पतङ्गमिव वह्निना ॥

muñcainaṃ bhīṣma paśyantu yāvadenaṃ narādhipāḥ | matprabhāvavinirdagdhaṃ pataṅgamiva vahninā

"Let him go, Bhishma! Let the kings watch him burn in my might like a moth in a fire."

Note on the text: Corrected नराधिपः → नराधिपाः (misprint in Wikisource; the subject of the plural पश्यन्तु must be plural; CE narādhipāḥ). Wikisource prints no heading; the verse is Shishupala's own words, announced in the verse before.

Verse 20 (2.65.20)

ततश्चेदिपतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तत्कुरुसत्तमः । भीमसेनमुवाचेदं भीष्मो मतिमतां वरः ॥

tataścedipatervākyaṃ śrutvā tatkurusattamaḥ | bhīmasenamuvācedaṃ bhīṣmo matimatāṃ varaḥ

Then, hearing those words of the Chedi king, Bhishma, best of the Kurus and foremost of the wise, said this to Bhimasena:

Note on the text: Corrected भीष्मे → भीष्मो (misprint in Wikisource; the subject needs the nominative; CE bhīṣmo).

Verse 21 (2.65.21)

नैषा चेदिपतेर्बुद्धिर्यत्त्वामाह्वयतेऽच्युतम् । भीमसेन महाबाहो कृष्णस्यैव विनिश्चयः ॥

naiṣā cedipaterbuddhiryattvāmāhvayate'cyutam | bhīmasena mahābāho kṛṣṇasyaiva viniścayaḥ

"It is not the Chedi king's own thought, that he challenges you, unshaken one. It is Krishna's own resolve, mighty-armed Bhimasena."

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (backtick and quote mark). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE records it only as an interpolation, star passage 379* (after 2.39.20); compare CE 2.41.1, which the next adhyaya gives in full. Wikisource prints no heading; the verse is Bhishma's reply, announced in the verse before, so it is given to Bhishma (the input carried Vaishampayana).