Shloka 53

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)

Devanagari script

स्थिता: समक्ष ते सर्वे त्वथ भीमो5भ्यभाषत,जब वे सब राजाके सामने आकर खड़े हुए, तब भीमसेन बोले--'यह पापाचारी सुशर्मा मेरे हाथसे छूटकर जीवित रहनेयोग्य तो नहीं है; परंतु मैं कर ही क्या सकता हूँ? हमारे महाराज सदाके दयालु हैं!

Transliteration

sthitāḥ samakṣa te sarve tv atha bhīmo 'bhyabhāṣata |

Translation

Als sie alle vor ihm standen, sprach Bhīma: „Dieser sündige Suśarmā verdient es nicht, meinen Händen zu entkommen und am Leben zu bleiben; doch was kann ich tun? Unser König ist stets voll Erbarmen.“

Word by Word

• स्थिताः: having stood / standing
• स्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समक्ष: in the presence (of)
• समक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समक्ष

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but / then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Suśarmā
• the king (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a justified conflict, personal wrath is checked by dharma and the king’s compassionate policy; Bhīma’s impulse to punish is restrained by loyalty to righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the opponents are brought and stand before the king, Bhīma addresses the situation, expressing that Suśarmā deserves death for his wrongdoing, but acknowledges he cannot act freely because their king is consistently merciful.