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:,“हम सब लोग उनके यहाँ सुखपूर्वक रहे हैं और उन्होंने हमें सब प्रकारकी अभीष्ट वस्तुएँ देकर हमारा भलीभाँति सत्कार किया है। अतः भीमसेन! तुम्हें उनके घरमें रहनेके उपकारका बदला चुकाना चाहिये”

Transliteration

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

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Wir alle haben dort in Ruhe und Behagen gelebt, und man ehrte uns mit allem, was wir begehrten. Darum, Bhīmasena, ist es an dir, die Verpflichtung zu vergelten, die durch unseren Aufenthalt in seinem Hause entstanden ist.“

Word by Word

उषिताःhaving dwelt/stayed

समम्together, equally

सुखम्comfortably, happiness (as manner)

सर्वेall

सर्वकामैःwith all desired things

सुपूजिताःwell-honoured, well-received

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

त्वयाby you

कार्याःto be done, should be done

तस्यof him/of that (person)

वासस्यof the stay/residence

निष्कृतिःrequital, repayment, compensation

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

the host (unnamed in this verse)

the host's house (vāsa/gṛha implied)

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?

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.