Shloka 40

दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure

Devanagari script

गतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु भीम: प्रीतो महामना:

Transliteration

gateṣu pārthivendreṣu bhīmaḥ prīto mahāmanāḥ

Translation

Bṛhadaśva sprach: „Als die Könige fortgezogen waren, blieb Bhīma—von edlem Sinn und überaus erfreut—zurück; und seine Zufriedenheit schien die wiederhergestellte Ordnung zu spiegeln, nachdem die Versammlung der Herrscher sich zerstreut hatte.“

Word by Word

गतेषुwhen (they) had gone / after (they) departed

पार्थिवेन्द्रेषुamong the kings / when the kings (had departed)

भीमःBhima

प्रीतःpleased, delighted

महामनाःgreat-souled, noble-minded

Speaker

बृहदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīma

pārthivendra (kings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights a moment of settled order: after rulers disperse, Bhīma is described as pleased and noble-minded, suggesting that right conduct and successful completion of a public or royal gathering brings inner satisfaction and steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva narrates that the assembled kings have left; in the aftermath, Bhīma is portrayed as delighted and magnanimous, setting the tone for what follows after the departure of the royal company.