Vaishampayana said : Thereupon, Hidimba respectfully saluting Kunti and Yudhisthira with joined hands, spoke to Kunti thus, “O respected lady, you know the pangs that women suffer from the god of love. O blessed lady, I have received those (pangs) by Bhima.
वैशम्पायन उवाच हिडिम्बा तु ततः कुन्तीमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। युधिष्ठिरं तु कौन्तेयमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ आर्ये जानासि यद् दुःखमिह स्त्रीणामनङ्गजम्। तदिदं मामनुप्राप्तं भीमसेनकृतं शुभे॥