Kichaka's Lineage, and Why Draupadi Did Not Curse Him

Verse 1 (4.21.1)

अहो दुःखतरं प्राप्ता कीचकेन पदा हता । पतिव्रता महाभागा द्रौपदी योषितां वरा ॥

aho duḥkhataraṃ prāptā kīcakena padā hatā | pativratā mahābhāgā draupadī yoṣitāṃ varā

Alas! Draupadi, devoted to her husbands, most fortunate and best of women, met with still greater suffering when Kichaka struck her with his foot.

Note on the text: Restored a missing word space (योषितांवरा → योषितां वरा). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 1–2. Speaker heading जनमेजय kept.

Verse 2 (4.21.2)

दुःशलां स्मारयन्ती सा भर्तॄणां भगिनीं शुभाम् । नाशपत्सिन्धुराजं सा बलात्कारेण वाहिता ॥

duḥśalāṃ smārayantī sā bhartṝṇāṃ bhaginīṃ śubhām | nāśapatsindhurājaṃ sā balātkāreṇa vāhitā

Remembering Duhshala, the fair sister of her husbands, she did not curse the king of Sindhu when he carried her off by force.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 3–4.

Verse 3 (4.21.3)

किमर्थमिह संप्राप्ता कीचकेन दुरात्मना । नाशपत्तं महाभागा कृष्णा पादेन ताडिता ॥

kimarthamiha saṃprāptā kīcakena durātmanā | nāśapattaṃ mahābhāgā kṛṣṇā pādena tāḍitā

Why then, when she had come here and was struck with a foot by the wicked Kichaka, did the noble Krishna not curse him?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 5–6.

Verse 4 (4.21.4)

तेजोराशिरियं देवी धर्मज्ञा सत्यवादिनी । केशपाशे परामृष्टा मर्षयन्ती ह्यशक्तवत् ॥

tejorāśiriyaṃ devī dharmajñā satyavādinī | keśapāśe parāmṛṣṭā marṣayantī hyaśaktavat

This queen is a mass of spiritual power, she knows dharma and speaks the truth; yet, seized by her hair, she bore it as though she were powerless.

Note on the text: Corrected केशपांशे → केशपाशे (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara — केशपाश "mass of hair"; the CE's appendix reads keśapakṣe, of the same sense). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 7–8.

Verse 5 (4.21.5)

नैतत्कारणमल्पं हि श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि सत्तम । कृष्णायास्तु परिक्लेशान्मनो मे दूयते भृशम् ॥

naitatkāraṇamalpaṃ hi śrotukāmo'smi sattama | kṛṣṇāyāstu parikleśānmano me dūyate bhṛśam

This is no small matter, and I wish to hear the reason, best of men. My mind is deeply pained by Krishna's sufferings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 9–10.

Verse 6 (4.21.6)

कस्य वंशे समुद्भूतः स च दुर्ललितो मुने । बलोन्मत्तः कथं चासीत्स्यालो मात्स्यस्य कीचकः ॥

kasya vaṃśe samudbhūtaḥ sa ca durlalito mune | balonmattaḥ kathaṃ cāsītsyālo mātsyasya kīcakaḥ

In whose line was that spoilt Kichaka born, O sage? And how did the Matsya king's brother-in-law become so drunk with his own strength?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 11–12.

Verse 7 (4.21.7)

दृष्ट्वापि तां प्रियां भार्यां सूतपुत्रेण ताडिताम् । नैव चुक्षुभिरे वीराः किमकुर्वन्त तं प्रति ॥

dṛṣṭvāpi tāṃ priyāṃ bhāryāṃ sūtaputreṇa tāḍitām | naiva cukṣubhire vīrāḥ kimakurvanta taṃ prati

And the heroes, though they saw their dear wife struck by the Suta's son, were not stirred at all? What did they do against him?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 13–14.

Verse 8 (4.21.8)

त्वदुक्तोऽयमनुप्रश्नः कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः । एतत्सर्वं यथा वक्ष्ये विस्तरेणेह पार्थिव ॥

tvadukto'yamanupraśnaḥ kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ | etatsarvaṃ yathā vakṣye vistareṇeha pārthiva

This question of yours, which adds to the glory of the Kurus — I shall answer all of it, O king, in full.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 15–16. Speaker heading वैशंपायन normalised to वैशम्पायन.

Verse 9 (4.21.9)

ब्राह्मण्यां क्षत्रियाज्जातः सूतो भवति पार्थिव । प्रातिलोम्येन जातानां स ह्येको द्विज एव तु ॥

brāhmaṇyāṃ kṣatriyājjātaḥ sūto bhavati pārthiva | prātilomyena jātānāṃ sa hyeko dvija eva tu

A Suta, O king, is born of a Kshatriya father and a Brahmin mother. Among those born of the reverse order of marriage, he alone is counted twice-born.

Note on the text: Corrected क्षत्रियाञ्जातः → क्षत्रियाज्जातः (misprint in Wikisource; the sandhi of क्षत्रियात् + जातः, as in the CE's appendix kṣatriyāj jātaḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 17–18.

Verse 10 (4.21.10)

रथकारमितीमं हि क्रियायुक्तं द्विजन्मनाम् । क्षत्रियादवरो वैश्याद्विशिष्ट इति चक्षते ॥

rathakāramitīmaṃ hi kriyāyuktaṃ dvijanmanām | kṣatriyādavaro vaiśyādviśiṣṭa iti cakṣate

They call him the chariot-maker, one who takes part in the rites of the twice-born; lower than a Kshatriya, they say, but higher than a Vaishya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 19–20.

Verse 11 (4.21.11)

सह सूतेन संबन्धः कृतः पूर्वं नराधिपैः । तेन तु प्रातिलोम्येन राजशब्दो न लभ्यते ॥

saha sūtena saṃbandhaḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ narādhipaiḥ | tena tu prātilomyena rājaśabdo na labhyate

In former times kings formed marriage ties with the Sutas; but because of that reverse-order birth the title of king is not won.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 21–22.

Verse 12 (4.21.12)

तेषां तु सूतविषयः सूतानां नामतः कृतः । उपजीव्यं च यत्क्षेत्रं राजन्सूतेन वै पुरा ॥

teṣāṃ tu sūtaviṣayaḥ sūtānāṃ nāmataḥ kṛtaḥ | upajīvyaṃ ca yatkṣetraṃ rājansūtena vai purā

For them a Suta country was established, named after the Sutas, together with the land the Suta received long ago, O king, to live on.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 23–24. Wikisource reads यत्क्षेत्रं राजन् where the CE's appendix has yat kṣatraṃ labdhaṃ.

Verse 13 (4.21.13)

सूतानामधिपो राजा केकयो नाम विश्रुतः । राजकन्यासमुद्भूतः सारथ्येऽनुपमोऽभवत् ॥

sūtānāmadhipo rājā kekayo nāma viśrutaḥ | rājakanyāsamudbhūtaḥ sārathye'nupamo'bhavat

The king of the Sutas was the renowned Kekaya. Born of a king's daughter, he was without equal as a charioteer.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 25–26.

Verse 14 (4.21.14)

पुत्रास्तस्य कुरुश्रेष्ठ मालव्यां जज्ञिरे तदा । कीचका इति विख्याताः शतं षट् चैव भारत ॥

putrāstasya kuruśreṣṭha mālavyāṃ jajñire tadā | kīcakā iti vikhyātāḥ śataṃ ṣaṭ caiva bhārata

His sons, best of the Kurus, were then born of Malavi; they were famed as the Kichakas, a hundred and six of them, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Corrected जझिरे → जज्ञिरे (misprint in Wikisource; झ for ज्ञ — "were born", as in the CE's appendix jajñire). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 27–28.

Verse 15 (4.21.15)

तेषामासीद्बलश्रेष्ठः कीचकः सर्वजित्प्रभो । अग्रजो बलसंमत्तस्तेनासीत्सूतषट्शतम् ॥

teṣāmāsīdbalaśreṣṭhaḥ kīcakaḥ sarvajitprabho | agrajo balasaṃmattastenāsītsūtaṣaṭśatam

Foremost among them in strength was Kichaka, the conqueror of all, O lord, the eldest, proud of his might; it was through him that the band of a hundred and six Sutas held its place.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 29–30.

Verse 16 (4.21.16)

मालव्या एव कौरव्य तत्र ह्यवरजाऽभवत् । तस्यां केकयराज्ञस्तु सुदेष्णा दुहिताऽभवत् ॥

mālavyā eva kauravya tatra hyavarajā'bhavat | tasyāṃ kekayarājñastu sudeṣṇā duhitā'bhavat

Malavi had a younger sister there, O Kauravya, and of her the Kekaya king had a daughter, Sudeshna.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 31–32.

Verse 17 (4.21.17)

तां विराटस्य मात्स्यस्य केकयः प्रददौ मुदा । सुरथायां मृतायां तु कौसल्यां श्वेतमातरि ॥

tāṃ virāṭasya mātsyasya kekayaḥ pradadau mudā | surathāyāṃ mṛtāyāṃ tu kausalyāṃ śvetamātari

Kekaya gladly gave her to Virata of the Matsyas, after Suratha of Kosala, the mother of Shveta, had died,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 33–34.

Verse 18 (4.21.18)

श्वेते विनष्टे शङ्खे च गते मातुलवेश्मनि । सुदेष्णां महिषीं लब्ध्वा राजा दुःखमपानुदत् ॥

śvete vinaṣṭe śaṅkhe ca gate mātulaveśmani | sudeṣṇāṃ mahiṣīṃ labdhvā rājā duḥkhamapānudat

and when Shveta had perished and Shankha had gone to his maternal uncle's house; with Sudeshna as his queen, the king put his grief away.

Note on the text: Corrected राज → राजा (misprint in Wikisource; the subject "the king", as in the CE's appendix rājā). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 35–36.

Verse 19 (4.21.19)

उत्तरं चोत्तरां चैव विराटात्पृथिवीपते । सुदेष्णा सुषुवे देवी कैकेयी कुलवृद्धये ॥

uttaraṃ cottarāṃ caiva virāṭātpṛthivīpate | sudeṣṇā suṣuve devī kaikeyī kulavṛddhaye

To Virata, lord of the earth, Queen Sudeshna of Kekaya bore Uttara and his sister Uttara, to increase the line.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 37–38. Wikisource reads उत्तरं चोत्तरां (Uttara and Uttara) where the CE's appendix has uttarāṃ cottarāṃ.

Verse 20 (4.21.20)

मातृष्वसृसुतां राजन्कीचकस्तामनिन्दिताम् । सदा परिचरन्प्रीत्या विराटे न्यवसत्सुखी ॥

mātṛṣvasṛsutāṃ rājankīcakastāmaninditām | sadā paricaranprītyā virāṭe nyavasatsukhī

Kichaka, O king, always attended with affection on that blameless lady, the daughter of his mother's sister, and lived happily in Virata's kingdom.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 39–40.

Verse 21 (4.21.21)

भ्रातरश्चास्य विक्रान्ताः सर्वे च तमनुव्रताः । विराटस्यैव संहृष्टा बलं कोशं त्ववर्धयन् ॥

bhrātaraścāsya vikrāntāḥ sarve ca tamanuvratāḥ | virāṭasyaiva saṃhṛṣṭā balaṃ kośaṃ tvavardhayan

His valiant brothers, all devoted to him, gladly increased Virata's army and treasury.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 41–42.

Verse 22 (4.21.22)

कालेया नाम ते दैत्याः प्रायशो भुवि विश्रुताः । जज्ञिरे कीचका राजन्बाणो ज्येष्ठस्तथाऽभवत् ॥

kāleyā nāma te daityāḥ prāyaśo bhuvi viśrutāḥ | jajñire kīcakā rājanbāṇo jyeṣṭhastathā'bhavat

Those Daityas called the Kaleyas, widely known on earth, were born as the Kichakas, O king, and Bana, the eldest of them, likewise.

Note on the text: Corrected जझिरे → जज्ञिरे (misprint in Wikisource; झ for ज्ञ, as in the CE's appendix jajñire). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 43–44.

Verse 23 (4.21.23)

स हि सर्वास्त्रसंपन्नो बलवान्भीमविक्रमः । कीचको नष्टमर्यादो बभूव भयदो नृणाम् ॥

sa hi sarvāstrasaṃpanno balavānbhīmavikramaḥ | kīcako naṣṭamaryādo babhūva bhayado nṛṇām

Master of every weapon, mighty and of terrible valour, Kichaka knew no bounds and became a terror to men.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वास्रसंपन्नो → सर्वास्त्रसंपन्नो (misprint in Wikisource; अस्त्र "weapon" lost its त, as in the CE's appendix sarvāstrasaṃpanno). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 45–46.

Verse 24 (4.21.24)

तं प्राप्य बलसंमत्तं विराटः पृथिवीपतिः । जिगाय सर्वांश्च रिपून्यथेन्द्रो दानवान्पुरा ॥

taṃ prāpya balasaṃmattaṃ virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | jigāya sarvāṃśca ripūnyathendro dānavānpurā

Having gained him, proud of his strength, Virata, lord of the earth, conquered all his enemies, as Indra conquered the Danavas of old.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 47–48.

Verse 25 (4.21.25)

मेखलांश्च त्रिगर्तांश्च दशार्णांश्च कशेरुकान् । मालवांश्चैव यवनान्सिलिन्दान्काशिकोसलान् ॥

mekhalāṃśca trigartāṃśca daśārṇāṃśca kaśerukān | mālavāṃścaiva yavanānsilindānkāśikosalān

The Mekhalas, the Trigartas, the Dasharnas and the Kasherukas, the Malavas, the Yavanas, the Silindas, the Kashis and the Kosalas;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 49–50. Wikisource names सिलिन्दान् where the CE's appendix has pulindān (the Pulindas appear in Wikisource's next verse).

Verse 26 (4.21.26)

करदांश्च निषिद्धांश्च शिवान्मचुलकांस्तथा । पुलिन्दांश्च कलिङ्गांश्च तङ्कणान्परतङ्कणान् ॥

karadāṃśca niṣiddhāṃśca śivānmaculakāṃstathā | pulindāṃśca kaliṅgāṃśca taṅkaṇānparataṅkaṇān

the Karadas, the Nishiddhas, the Shivas and the Machulakas, the Pulindas, the Kalingas, the Tankanas and the Paratankanas —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 51–52. (lines in reverse order and with different names in places).

Verse 27 (4.21.27)

अन्ये च बहवः शूरा नानाजनपदेश्वराः । कीचकेन रणे भग्ना विद्रवन्ति दिशो दश ॥

anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā nānājanapadeśvarāḥ | kīcakena raṇe bhagnā vidravanti diśo daśa

these and many other heroes, lords of various countries, were broken by Kichaka in battle and fled in all ten directions.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 53–54.

Verse 28 (4.21.28)

तमेवंवीर्यसंपन्नं नागायुतसमं बले । विराटस्तत्र सेनायाश्चकार पतिमात्मनः ॥

tamevaṃvīryasaṃpannaṃ nāgāyutasamaṃ bale | virāṭastatra senāyāścakāra patimātmanaḥ

Virata made him, endowed with such valour and equal in strength to ten thousand elephants, the commander of his army.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 55–56.

Verse 29 (4.21.29)

विराटभ्रातरश्चैव दश दाशरथेः समाः । ते चैनानन्ववर्तन्त कीचकान्बलवत्तरान् ॥

virāṭabhrātaraścaiva daśa dāśaratheḥ samāḥ | te cainānanvavartanta kīcakānbalavattarān

Virata's brothers too, ten in number, each a match for the son of Dasharatha, followed these Kichakas, who were stronger still.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 57–58.

Verse 30 (4.21.30)

एवंविधबलो भीमः कीचकस्ते च तद्विधाः । राज्ञः स्याला महात्मानो विराटस्य हितैषिणः ॥

evaṃvidhabalo bhīmaḥ kīcakaste ca tadvidhāḥ | rājñaḥ syālā mahātmāno virāṭasya hitaiṣiṇaḥ

Of such fearsome might was Kichaka, and his brothers were of the same kind — the king's great-souled brothers-in-law, devoted to Virata's welfare.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 59–60.

Verse 31 (4.21.31)

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं कीचकस्य पराक्रमम् । द्रौपदी न शशापैनं यस्मात्तद्गदतः शृणु ॥

etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kīcakasya parākramam | draupadī na śaśāpainaṃ yasmāttadgadataḥ śṛṇu

I have told you all about Kichaka's prowess. Now hear from me why Draupadi did not curse him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 61–62.

Verse 32 (4.21.32)

रक्षन्ति हि तपः क्रोधादृषयो न शपन्ति च । जानन्ती तद्यथातत्त्वं द्रौपदी न शशाप तम् ॥

rakṣanti hi tapaḥ krodhādṛṣayo na śapanti ca | jānantī tadyathātattvaṃ draupadī na śaśāpa tam

Sages guard their austerity from anger and do not curse; knowing this truth, Draupadi did not curse him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 63–64. Wikisource reads रक्षन्ति where the CE's appendix has vikṣaranti.

Verse 33 (4.21.33)

क्षमा धर्मः क्षमा दानं क्षमा यज्ञः क्षमा तपः । क्षमा सत्यं क्षमा शीलं क्षमा सर्वमिति श्रुतिः ॥

kṣamā dharmaḥ kṣamā dānaṃ kṣamā yajñaḥ kṣamā tapaḥ | kṣamā satyaṃ kṣamā śīlaṃ kṣamā sarvamiti śrutiḥ

Forgiveness is dharma, forgiveness is giving, forgiveness is sacrifice, forgiveness is austerity; forgiveness is truth, forgiveness is good conduct, forgiveness is everything — so the scripture says.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 65–67. (Wikisource gives a shorter form of these lines).

Verse 34 (4.21.34)

क्षमावतामयं लोकः परश्चैव क्षमावताम् । एतत्सर्वं विजानन्ती सा क्षमामन्वपद्यत ॥

kṣamāvatāmayaṃ lokaḥ paraścaiva kṣamāvatām | etatsarvaṃ vijānantī sā kṣamāmanvapadyata

This world belongs to the forgiving, and the next world as well. Knowing all this, she chose forgiveness.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 68–69.

Verse 35 (4.21.35)

भर्तॄणां मतमाज्ञाय क्षमिणां धर्मचारिणाम् । नाशपत्तं विशालाक्षी सती शक्ताऽपि भारत ॥

bhartṝṇāṃ matamājñāya kṣamiṇāṃ dharmacāriṇām | nāśapattaṃ viśālākṣī satī śaktā'pi bhārata

Knowing the mind of her husbands, forbearing and walking in dharma, the large-eyed and virtuous woman did not curse him, though she had the power, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 70–71.

Verse 36 (4.21.36)

पाण्डवाश्चापि ते सर्वे द्रौपदीं प्रेक्ष्य दुःखिताम् । क्रोधाग्निनाऽप्यदह्यन्त तदा लज्जाव्यपेक्षया ॥

pāṇḍavāścāpi te sarve draupadīṃ prekṣya duḥkhitām | krodhāgninā'pyadahyanta tadā lajjāvyapekṣayā

All the Pandavas too, seeing Draupadi in distress, burned with the fire of anger, yet held back out of regard for shame.

Note on the text: Corrected लञ्जाव्यपेक्षया → लज्जाव्यपेक्षया (misprint in Wikisource; लज्जा "shame", as in the CE's appendix lajjāvyapekṣayā). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 72–73.

Verse 37 (4.21.37)

अथ भीमो महाबाहुः सूदयिष्यंस्तु कीचकम् । वारितो धर्मपुत्रेण वेलयेव महोदधिः ॥

atha bhīmo mahābāhuḥ sūdayiṣyaṃstu kīcakam | vārito dharmaputreṇa velayeva mahodadhiḥ

Then mighty-armed Bhima, who meant to slay Kichaka, was held back by the son of Dharma, as the great ocean is held back by its shore.

Note on the text: Corrected मूदयिष्यंस्तु → सूदयिष्यंस्तु (misprint in Wikisource; म for स — "meaning to slay", as in the CE's appendix sūdayiṣyaṃs). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 74–75.

Verse 38 (4.21.38)

संधार्य मनसा रोषं दिवारात्रं विनिश्वसन् । महानसे तदा कृच्छ्रात्सुष्वाप रजनीं च ताम् ॥

saṃdhārya manasā roṣaṃ divārātraṃ viniśvasan | mahānase tadā kṛcchrātsuṣvāpa rajanīṃ ca tām

Holding his fury in his heart and sighing day and night, he slept that night in the kitchen only with great difficulty.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the CE gives it only in Appendix I no. 19 (inserted after 4.15.41), lines 76–77.