भीम उवाच
यद् इदं गृहम् आग्नेयं विहितं मन्यते भवान् ॥
तत्रैव साधु गच्छामो यत्र पूर्वोषिता वयम् ॥
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
इह यत्तैर् निराकारैर् वस्तव्यम् इति रोचये ॥
नष्टैर् इव विचिन्वद्भिर् गतिम् इष्टां ध्रुवाम् इतः ॥
bhīma uvāca
yad idaṃ gṛham āgneyaṃ vihitaṃ manyate bhavān ||
tatraiva sādhu gacchāmo yatra pūrvoṣitā vayam ||
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
iha yattair nirākārair vastavyam iti rocaye ||
naṣṭair iva vicinvadbhir gatim iṣṭāṃ dhruvām itaḥ ||
Bhima said: "If you think this house is made of combustibles, it would be good for us to return to where we lived before." Yudhishthira said: "Here we should live, vigilant, betraying no sign — so I think — as if we were lost, seeking from here the sure and desired way of escape."
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Here the straightforwardness of Bhima meets the wise caution of Yudhishthira. The difference in temperament is significant: Bhima, forthright, proposes simply leaving; Yudhishthira, reflective, sees that open flight would expose them and bring on a different ruin. Here it is shown that valor without judgment is not enough: courage alone does not suffice; wisdom is also needed to discern when to retreat, when to wait, when to remain hidden. Yudhishthira's decision is significant: to live "betraying no sign" (nirākāraiḥ), concealing what they know — the righteous person's wise cunning against the cunning of the wicked. Here it is seen that the righteous may meet the enemy's treachery with caution and concealment, so long as the aim is the rescue of the innocent, not wrongdoing. Thus the scripture shows that wisdom directs strength: Bhima is strong, but it is Yudhishthira's judgment that leads them.