Shloka 40
भीमसेन उवाच ददानि ते ग्रामवरांक्षतुर्दश प्रियाख्याने सारथे सुप्रसन्न: । दासीशतं चापि रथांश्व विंशतिं यदर्जुनं वेदयसे विशोक,भीमसेनने कहा--विशोक! तुम अर्जुनके आनेका समाचार सुना रहे हो। सारथे! इस प्रिय संवादसे मुझे बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई है; अतः मैं तुम्हें चौदह बड़े-बड़े गाँवकी जागीर देता हूँ। साथ ही सौ दासियाँ तथा बीस रथ तुम्हें पारितोषिक रूपमें प्राप्त होंगे
bhīmasena uvāca | dadāni te grāmavarāṁś caturdaśa priyākhyāne sārathe suprasannaḥ | dāsīśataṁ cāpi rathāṁś ca viṁśatiṁ yad arjunaṁ vedayase viśoka ||
Bhīmasena said: “O charioteer, bearer of welcome tidings—your report has delighted me. Since you have informed me, O Viśoka, that Arjuna has arrived, I grant you fourteen excellent villages. Along with them, accept a hundred maidservants and twenty chariots as your reward.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of honoring beneficial service: good news that strengthens one’s side in war is acknowledged with tangible reward, reflecting a kingly duty to recognize loyalty and timely assistance.
Bhīma, pleased to hear from Viśoka/the charioteer that Arjuna has arrived, publicly grants the messenger a lavish reward—villages, maidservants, and chariots—both as gratitude and as a morale-boosting gesture in the war setting.