Mahabharata 4.33.13 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 13

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)

Devanagari script

उषिता: सम सुखं सर्वे सर्वकामै: सुपूजिता: । भीमसेन त्वया कार्या तस्य वासस्य निष्कृति:

Transliteration

uṣitāḥ sama sukhaṁ sarve sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitāḥ | bhīmasena tvayā kāryā tasya vāsasya niṣkṛtiḥ |

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: «لقد أقمنا جميعًا في بيته في راحةٍ وسعة، وأُكرمنا بكل ما تشتهيه النفوس من زادٍ ومتاع. فلذلك، يا بهيماسينا، عليك أن تفي بدَينِ المعروف الذي ترتّب علينا من مقامنا في داره».

Word by Word

• उषिताः: having dwelt/stayed
• उषिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उषित (√वस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• समम्: together, equally
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• सुखम्: comfortably, happiness (as manner)
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वकामैः: with all desired things
• सर्वकामैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुपूजिताः: well-honoured, well-received
• सुपूजिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सुपूजित (सु- + पूजित, √पूज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• भीमसेन: O Bhimasena
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्याः: to be done, should be done
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (√कृ)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, ण्यत् (gerundive/obligatory)

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वासस्य: of the stay/residence
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निष्कृतिः: requital, repayment, compensation
• निष्कृतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कृति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• the host (unnamed in this verse)
• the host's house (vāsa/gṛha implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the dharma of gratitude and reciprocity: when one is sheltered and honored by a host, one should not remain indebted but should repay the kindness appropriately, restoring moral balance (niṣkṛti).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana notes that the group has been comfortably hosted and well provided for; he then assigns Bhīma the responsibility to repay the host’s favor—implying an impending act of protection, service, or restitution on the host’s behalf.