Mahabharata · 7.170.60–61
॥
Devanāgarī
तेषु निक्षिप्तशस्त्रेषु वाहनेभ्यश् च्युतेषु च ॥
तद् अस्त्रवीर्यं विपुलं भीममूर्धन्य् अथापतत् ॥
हाहाकृतानि भूतानि पाण्डवाश् च विशेषतः ॥
भीमसेनम् अपश्यन्त तेजसा संवृतं तदा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
teṣu nikṣiptaśastreṣu vāhanebhyaś cyuteṣu ca ||
tad astravīryaṃ vipulaṃ bhīmamūrdhany athāpatat ||
hāhākṛtāni bhūtāni pāṇḍavāś ca viśeṣataḥ ||
bhīmasenam apaśyanta tejasā saṃvṛtaṃ tadā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तेषु निक्षिप्तशस्त्रेषुteṣu nikṣiptaśastreṣuwhen they had laid down their weapons; when they had laid down their weapons
वाहनेभ्यः च्युतेषु चvāhanebhyaḥ cyuteṣu caand had dismounted from their vehicles; and had gotten down from their mounts
तत् अस्त्रवीर्यम् विपुलम्tat astravīryam vipulamthat vast power of the weapon; that immense force of the weapon
भीममूर्धनि अथ अपतत्bhīmamūrdhani atha apatatthen fell upon Bhima's head; then fell upon Bhima's head
हाहाकृतानि भूतानिhāhākṛtāni bhūtānithe creatures cried out in anguish; the beings cried out in anguish
पाण्डवाः च विशेषतःpāṇḍavāḥ ca viśeṣataḥand the Pandavas especially; and the Pandavas especially
भीमसेनम् अपश्यन्तbhīmasenam apaśyantabeheld Bhimasena; beheld Bhimasena
तेजसा संवृतम् तदाtejasā saṃvṛtam tadāwrapped then in radiance; wrapped then in flame
Translation
When they had laid down their weapons and dismounted from their vehicles, that vast power of the weapon then fell upon Bhima's head. The creatures cried out in anguish, and the Pandavas especially; they beheld Bhimasena wrapped then in radiance [flame].
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The entire force of the weapon, finding no other target, falls upon the one defiant Bhima, wrapping him in flame. It is telling that his obstinacy brought upon him what humility spared the others: pride gathered the whole blow onto itself. The verse teaches that one who rejects saving humility takes upon himself the full weight of disaster; and the circle closes at the fateful moment — Bhima in fire, and only the same wisdom he scorned can now save him.