Shloka 11

Bhīma’s Entry into Kubera’s Nalinī and the Taking of Saugandhika Lotuses (सौगन्धिकोत्पल-ग्रहणम्)

Devanagari script

बद्ध्वा दुर्योधनं चाद्य आनयामि तवान्तिकम्‌ | यावदेतत्‌ करोम्यद्य काम॑ तव महाबल,“भारत! तुम मुझे अपना बड़ा भाई समझकर कोई वर माँगो। यदि तुम्हारी इच्छा हो कि मैं हस्तिनापुरमें जाकर तुच्छ धृतराष्ट्र-पुत्रोंकी मार डालूँ तो मैं यह भी कर सकता हूँ अथवा यदि तुम चाहो कि मैं पत्थरोंकी वर्षासे सारे नगरको रौंदकर धूलमें मिला दूँ अथवा दुर्योधनको बाँधकर अभी तुम्हारे पास ला दूँ तो यह भी कर सकता हूँ। महाबली वीर! तुम्हारी जो इच्छा हो, वही पूर्ण कर दूँगा"

Transliteration

baddhvā duryodhanaṃ cādya ānayāmi tavāntikam | yāvad etat karomy adya kāmaṃ tava mahābala ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Having bound Duryodhana, I will bring him here to you this very day. Until I accomplish this today—whatever your wish may be, O mighty one—I shall fulfill it.” The utterance conveys a readiness to execute severe, even violent, measures at the behest of the addressed hero, raising the ethical tension between personal vengeance and restraint in accordance with dharma.

Word by Word

• {'baddhvā': 'having bound, having tied up (gerund of √bandh)', 'duryodhanam': 'Duryodhana (accusative singular), the Kaurava prince', 'ca': 'and', 'adya': 'today, this very day', 'ānayāmi': 'I bring, I will bring (1st person singular, present/future sense by context)', 'tava': 'to you/your (genitive)', 'antikam': 'near, presence, proximity', 'yāvat': 'until, as long as', 'etat': 'this (task/act)', 'karomi': 'I do, I accomplish', 'kāmam': 'wish, desire, what is desired', 'mahābala': 'O mighty one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral pressure that accompanies strength and loyalty: the ability to punish an enemy does not automatically justify doing so. It frames a choice-point where dharma (right restraint and proportional action) must govern power and anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates a pledge that Duryodhana can be captured, bound, and delivered immediately to the addressed hero. The statement functions as an offer of decisive action against the Kaurava leader, intensifying the surrounding debate about what response is appropriate.