Shloka 17

Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163

Devanagari script

ततो भीम: शनैर्भुक्त्वा तदन्नं पुरुषर्षभ: । वार्युपस्पृश्य संहृष्टस्तस्थी युधि महाबल:

Transliteration

tato bhīmaḥ śanair bhuktvā tad-annaṁ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | vāry-upaspṛśya saṁhṛṣṭas tasthau yudhi mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Then Bhīma, that bull among men, slowly ate that food. Having sipped water in ritual purification, he became greatly delighted and, mighty in strength, stood firm—ready for battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• शनैः: slowly, gradually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषर्षभः: bull among men, best of men
• पुरुषर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपस्पृश्य: having sipped/touched (water) for purification (ācamana)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपस्पृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• संहृष्टः: delighted, highly pleased
• संहृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• महाबलः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• food (anna)
• water (vāri) / ācamana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a martial setting, one should act with discipline and propriety: take what is needed without agitation, observe purification (ācamana), and then enter duty with a composed, resolute mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma finishes eating the provided food slowly, performs ācamana with water, feels invigorated, and then stands ready and firm for the impending fight.