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भीमापनयः
Terrible removal.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said;
युधिष्ठिरस्य नृपतेर्दुर्योधनपितुस्तथा। नान्तरं ददृशू राजन्पुरुषाः प्रणयं प्रति ॥१५-४-१॥
O king, men saw no distinction regarding affection between Yudhiṣṭhira, the king, and Duryodhana's father. (15-4-1)
यदा तु कौरवो राजा पुत्रं सस्मार बालिशम्। तदा भीमं हृदा राजन्नपध्याति स पार्थिवः ॥१५-४-२॥
But whenever the Kaurava king remembered his childish son, then the king, O king, would dwell (in thought) on Bhima in his heart. (15-4-2)
तथैव भीमसेनोऽपि धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम्। नामर्षयत राजेन्द्र सदैवातुष्टवद्धृदा ॥१५-४-३॥
In the same way, Bhīmasena also never resented Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the lord of the people, O king, and always acted with a contented heart. (15-4-3)
अप्रकाशान्यप्रियाणि चकारास्य वृकोदरः। आज्ञां प्रत्यहरच्चापि कृतकैः पुरुषैः सदा ॥१५-४-४॥
Vṛkodara (Bhīma) secretly performed unpleasant acts for him; he also always revoked orders through hired men. (15-4-4)
अथ भीमः सुहृन्मध्ये बाहुशब्दं तथाकरोत्। संश्रवे धृतराष्ट्रस्य गान्धार्याश्चाप्यमर्षणः ॥१५-४-५॥
Then Bhīma, in the midst of friends, made that arm sound; it was heard by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and also by the indignant Gāndhārī. (15-4-5)
स्मृत्वा दुर्योधनं शत्रुं कर्णदुःशासनावपि। प्रोवाचाथ सुसंरब्धो भीमः स परुषं वचः ॥१५-४-६॥
Remembering Duryodhana, the enemy, as well as Karṇa and Duḥśāsana, then the greatly enraged Bhīma spoke harsh words. (15-4-6)
अन्धस्य नृपतेः पुत्रा मया परिघबाहुना। नीता लोकममुं सर्वे नानाशस्त्रात्तजीविताः ॥१५-४-७॥
By me, armed with the iron mace, all the sons of the blind king, deprived of life by various weapons, were sent to that other world. (15-4-7)
इमौ तौ परिघप्रख्यौ भुजौ मम दुरासदौ। ययोरन्तरमासाद्य धार्तराष्ट्राः क्षयं गताः ॥१५-४-८॥
These two arms of mine, like iron clubs and difficult to approach, are the very ones between which the sons of Dhritarashtra met their destruction. (15-4-8)
ताविमौ चन्दनेनाक्तौ वन्दनीयौ च मे भुजौ। याभ्यां दुर्योधनो नीतः क्षयं ससुतबान्धवः ॥१५-४-९॥
These two, my arms, anointed with sandalwood and worthy of reverence, are the very ones by which Duryodhana, along with his sons and kinsmen, was brought to destruction. (15-4-9)
एताश्चान्याश्च विविधाः शल्यभूता जनाधिपः। वृकोदरस्य ता वाचः श्रुत्वा निर्वेदमागमत् ॥१५-४-१०॥
Having heard both these and other various words of Vṛkodara, which had become like thorns, the king was overcome with despondency. (15-4-10)
सा च बुद्धिमती देवी कालपर्यायवेदिनी। गान्धारी सर्वधर्मज्ञा तान्यलीकानि शुश्रुवे ॥१५-४-११॥
That wise lady, Gāndhārī, who knew the succession of times and was knower of all dharmas, heard those false things. (15-4-11)
ततः पञ्चदशे वर्षे समतीते नराधिपः। राजा निर्वेदमापेदे भीमवाग्बाणपीडितः ॥१५-४-१२॥
Then, after fifteen years had fully passed, the king, afflicted by the terrible arrow-like words, became filled with deep disgust. (15-4-12)
नान्वबुध्यत तद्राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। श्वेताश्वो वाथ कुन्ती वा द्रौपदी वा यशस्विनी ॥१५-४-१३॥
Neither the king, Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, nor Śvetāśva, nor Kuntī, nor Draupadī, the illustrious one, understood that. (15-4-13)
माद्रीपुत्रौ च भीमस्य चित्तज्ञावन्वमोदताम्। राज्ञस्तु चित्तं रक्षन्तौ नोचतुः किञ्चिदप्रियम् ॥१५-४-१४॥
The sons of Mādrī, along with Bhīma, who understood the mind, rejoiced. But, protecting the king's feelings, they did not say anything unpleasant. (15-4-14)
ततः समानयामास धृतराष्ट्रः सुहृज्जनम्। बाष्पसंदिग्धमत्यर्थमिदमाह वचो भृशम् ॥१५-४-१५॥
Then Dhṛtarāṣṭra summoned his friends and attendants. Deeply choked with excessive tears, he spoke these words. (15-4-15)
