Shloka 39

Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

विकारं न हाृजनयत्‌ सुतीक्षणमपि तद्‌ विषम्‌ । भीमसंहनने भीमे अजीर्यत वृकोदरे,यद्यपि वह विष बड़ा तेज था, तो भी उनके लिये कोई बिगाड़ न कर सका। भयंकर शरीरवाले भीमसेनके उदरमें वृक नामकी अग्नि थी; अतः वहाँ जाकर वह विष पच गया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca |

vikāraṃ na hājanayat sutīkṣṇam api tad viṣam |

bhīmasaṃhanane bhīme ajīryata vṛkodare ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Selbst jenes überaus scharfe und mächtige Gift bewirkte in Bhīma keinerlei schädliche Veränderung. In dem furchtbaren Bhīma, von gewaltigem Wuchs, wurde es im Bauch des Vṛkodara verdaut—sein inneres Feuer verzehrte es—und so scheiterte die beabsichtigte Schädigung.

Word by Word

विकारम्change; harm; disorder

नnot

हindeed (emphatic particle)

अजनयत्produced; caused

सुतीक्ष्णम्very sharp; very intense

अपिeven; although

तत्that

विषम्poison

भीमसंहननेin (one) of terrible build/constitution

भीमेin Bhima

अजीर्यतwas digested; got digested

वृकोदरेin Vṛkodara (he whose belly is like a wolf's)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Vṛkodara

viṣa (poison)

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?

Harm intended through deceit (such as poisoning) may fail against steadfast strength and protective fortune; the passage highlights the futility of adharma and the resilience of those destined to uphold dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A powerful poison administered to Bhīma does not affect him; due to his formidable constitution and inner digestive fire, the poison is digested in his belly, thwarting the attempt to harm him.