Shloka 9

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

Devanagari script

सो<विषद्वतमं मत्वा कौन्तेयं पर्वतेश्वर: । उपावर्तत दुर्थर्षो रत्नान्यादाय सर्वश:,कुन्तीकुमारको असहा मानकर दुर्धर्ष वीर पर्वतराज बृहन्त युद्धसे हट गये और सब प्रकारके रत्नोंकी भेंट लेकर उनकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुए

Transliteration

so ’viṣādvatamaṁ matvā kaunteyaṁ parvateśvaraḥ | upāvartata durdharṣo ratnāny ādāya sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Judging the son of Kuntī to be utterly unyielding, the lord of the mountain—invincible in might—turned back from the fight and, gathering gems of every kind, came forward to present them in service.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अविषद्वतमम्: the most intolerable/most unbearable
• अविषद्वतमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविषद्वत (अविषद् + वत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• कौन्तेयम्: Kunti's son (Kunteya)
• कौन्तेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वतेश्वरः: lord of the mountains
• पर्वतेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपावर्तत: returned/withdrew
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• दुर्धर्षः: unassailable, hard to overcome
• दुर्धर्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• सर्वशः: in every way; altogether
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्
• Form: true

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)
• Parvateśvara (lord of the mountain)
• Ratnāni (gems/precious objects)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfastness in a rightful aim can command respect even from the powerful; when further violence is pointless, choosing restraint and making amends through respectful offering is ethically superior to stubborn aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

The mountain-lord recognizes the Kaunteya’s unshakable resolve, withdraws from the confrontation, and returns bearing various gems as an offering of service/appeasement.