Mahabharata · 7.171.13–14
॥
Devanāgarī
ततश् चकृषतुर् भीमं तस्य सर्वायुधानि च ॥
नारायणास्त्रशान्त्यर्थं नरनारायणौ बलात् ॥
अपकृष्यमाणः कौन्तेयो नदत्य् एव महारथः ॥
वर्धते चैव तद् घोरं द्रौणेर् अस्त्रं सुदुर्जयम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataś cakṛṣatur bhīmaṃ tasya sarvāyudhāni ca ||
nārāyaṇāstraśāntyarthaṃ naranārāyaṇau balāt ||
apakṛṣyamāṇaḥ kaunteyo nadaty eva mahārathaḥ ||
vardhate caiva tad ghoraṃ drauṇer astraṃ sudurjayam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः चकृषतुः भीमम्tataḥ cakṛṣatuḥ bhīmamthen they dragged Bhima away; then they dragged Bhima away
तस्य सर्वायुधानि चtasya sarvāyudhāni caand all his weapons; and all his weapons
नारायणास्त्रशान्त्यर्थम्nārāyaṇāstraśāntyarthamin order to pacify the Narayana weapon; in order to pacify the Narayana weapon
नरनारायणौ बलात्naranārāyaṇau balātNara and Narayana, by force; Nara and Narayana, by force
अपकृष्यमाणः कौन्तेयःapakṛṣyamāṇaḥ kaunteyaḥbeing dragged away, the son of Kunti; being dragged away, the son of Kunti
नदति एव महारथःnadati eva mahārathaḥstill roars, the great chariot-warrior; still roars, the great warrior
वर्धते च एव तत् घोरम्vardhate ca eva tat ghoramand that dreadful [weapon] grows; and that dreadful [weapon] increases
द्रौणेः अस्त्रम् सुदुर्जयम्drauṇeḥ astram sudurjayamthe weapon of Drauni, hard to overcome; the weapon of Drauni, hard to conquer
Translation
Then Nara and Narayana dragged Bhima away by force, and all his weapons too, in order to pacify the Narayana weapon. Being dragged away, the son of Kunti, the great chariot-warrior, still roars; and that dreadful weapon of Drauni, hard to overcome, keeps growing.
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Bhima must be dragged away by force -- even by two divine men: so stubborn is his pride. It is telling that even while being dragged away he does not submit but roars, so that the weapon keeps growing. The verse teaches that some anger cannot be reasoned with or shamed into stopping -- it can only be restrained from outside until the person calms himself; and the salvation of the obstinate sometimes comes about against his own will, by a loving but firm hand.