Editing Bhima (section)

===Game of Dice and vows to slay the Kauravas===
The splendour of Yudhishthira's [[Rajasuya]] Yajna and the prosperity of the Pandavas caused intense jealousy among the Kauravas, particularly [[Duryodhana]]. Seeking to usurp the Pandavas' power and wealth, Duryodhana, with the counsel of his maternal uncle [[Shakuni]], invited Yudhishthira to a [[Pachisi|game of dice]]. Despite his misgivings, Yudhishthira accepted the challenge, driven by the codes of Kshatriya honour and hospitality. The game of dice was a turning point in the epic. Shakuni, who played on behalf of Duryodhana, used deceitful means to ensure Yudhishthira's defeat. As the game progressed, Yudhishthira lost his kingdom, wealth, and even his brothers, including Bhima, one by one. Eventually, he wagered [[Draupadi]] and lost her as well.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="MW" />

The Kauravas' subsequent treatment of Draupadi, especially the attempt to disrobe her in the assembly hall, provoked Bhima's fury. Bhima was the only one from the Pandavas' side to protest against the wrongdoing, with [[Vidura]] and [[Vikarna]] raising objections from the Kauravas' side. Unable to act due to his bondage through the game, Bhima became extremely upset with Yudhishthira and asked [[Sahadeva]] to bring fire so that he could "burn Yudhishthira's hands." When [[Arjuna]] pacified, Bhima responded by stating that when elders committed mistakes, verbally insulting them was equivalent to punishing them. Bhima also contemplated killing the Kauravas on the spot. However, Arjuna calmed him down, and Yudhisthira firmly prohibited any confrontation.<ref name = "MW" >{{Cite book |last=Winternitz |first=Moriz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRfuJFRV_O8C&dq=bhima+burn+Yudhisthira+hands&pg=PA324 |title=A History of Indian Literature |date=1996 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0264-3 |language=en}}</ref> 

After the Kauravas exiled the Pandavas for thirteen years, Bhima swore terrible oaths of vengeance. He vowed to kill Duryodhana by breaking his thigh, a reference to Duryodhana's insulting gesture during the dice game, when he exposed his thigh (a euphemism for the genitals<ref name=":5" />) and commanded Draupadi to sit on his lap. Bhima also swore to avenge Draupadi's humiliation by drinking the blood of [[Dushasana]], who had forcibly dragged her by her hair and attempted to disrobe her in the Kauravas' assembly.<ref name = "MW" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ernest |first=Phillip |date=2006 |title=True Lies - Bhīma's Vows and the Revision of Memory in the "Mahābhārata's" Code |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41692062 |journal=Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute |volume=87 |pages=273–282 |jstor=41692062 |issn=0378-1143}}</ref>