Shloka 17

Devanagari script

निवार्य च महाबाहुं कोपसंरक्तलोचनम्‌ | पितरं समुपातिष्ठद्‌ धृतराष्ट्र कृताञ्जलि:,उस समय महाबाहु भीमके नेत्र क्रोधसे लाल हो रहे थे। उन्हें रोककर राजा युधिष्ठिर हाथ जोड़े हुए अपने ताऊ महाराज धृतराष्ट्रके पास गये

Transliteration

nivārya ca mahābāhuṁ kopasaṁraktalocanam | pitaraṁ samupātiṣṭhad dhṛtarāṣṭra kṛtāñjaliḥ ||

Translation

Holding back the mighty-armed Bhīma, whose eyes were reddened with anger, Yudhiṣṭhira approached his elder, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and stood before him with folded hands—choosing restraint and reverence over an outburst.

Word by Word

निवार्यhaving restrained/stopped

चand

महाबाहुम्the mighty-armed one (Bhima)

कोपसंरक्तलोचनम्whose eyes were reddened with anger

पितरम्the father/elder (here: the elder king)

समुपातिष्ठत्approached/attended upon

धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhritarashtra

कृताञ्जलिःwith hands joined (in reverence)

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīma

Yudhiṣṭhira

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when righteous anger arises, dharma is upheld through self-control and respectful conduct—especially toward elders and authority—so that action remains guided by principle rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is furious (his eyes reddened with wrath). Yudhiṣṭhira restrains him and then approaches King Dhṛtarāṣṭra with folded hands, signaling deference and an attempt to address the situation through lawful, courtly means rather than immediate retaliation.