Shloka 72

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

ततस्तु शयने दिव्ये नागदत्ते महाभुज: । अशेत भीमसेनस्तु यथासुखमरिंदम:,इसके बाद शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले महाबाहु भीमसेन नागोंकी दी हुई दिव्य शय्यापर सुखपूर्वक सो गये

Transliteration

tatastu śayane divye nāgadatte mahābhujaḥ | aśeta bhīmasenastu yathāsukham ariṃdamaḥ ||

Translation

Dann legte sich Bhīmasena, der mächtigarmige Bezwinger der Feinde, ganz nach Wohlgefallen auf das wundersame Lager, das ihm die Nāgas geschenkt hatten.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तुbut/indeed (emphasis/contrast)

शयनेon the bed/couch

दिव्येdivine, splendid

नागदत्तेgiven by the Nāgas

महाभुजःthe mighty-armed (one)

अशेतlay down, slept

भीमसेनःBhīmasena

तुindeed/and (emphasis)

यथाas, according to

सुखम्comfort, ease

अरिंदमःcrusher of foes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Nāgas

divine couch/bed (nāgadatta śayana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the strongest require restoration, and protection may come through unexpected allies; accepting rightful support enables one to continue one’s duties with steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma reclines comfortably on a wondrous bed provided by the Nāgas, indicating he has been received and safeguarded by them for the time being.