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THE MAHABHARATA
those illustrious Pandavas lived concealed
in the capital of Virata.
तस्मिन्वर्षे गतप्राये कीचको द्रुपदात्मजाम् ।
कामयामास सेनानीः प्रत्याख्यातः पदाऽवधीत् ।
गृहीत्वा कीचकं भीमो मांसपिण्डमथाकरोत् ॥
When that year had almost passed,
Kichaka, the Commander-in-Chief of Virata,
made love to Draupadi, and repudiated
by her, kicked her with his foot. Bhima
seized Kichaka and made him a lump
of flesh.
अथ वै धार्तराष्ट्रेण प्रयुक्ता ये बहिश्चराः ।
आगम्य हास्तिनपुरं राजानमिदमब्रवन् ॥
Then, the spies sent out by Duryodhana
came to Hastinapura and informed king
Duryodhana of this killing of Kichaka.
'सर्वा च पृथिवी कृत्स्ना सशैलवनकानना ।
अन्वेषिता च सर्वत्र न च पश्याम पाण्डवान् ॥
येन त्रिगर्ता निहताः कीचकेन बलीयसा ।
स हतो निशि गन्धर्वैस्स्त्रीनिमित्तं नराधिप ॥'