Shloka 5

भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74

Devanagari script

न च स्वपिषि जागर्षि न्युब्ज: शेषे परंतप । घोरामशान्तां रुषतीं सदा वाचं प्रभाषसे,परंतप! (इन्हीं विचारोंमें डूबे रहनेके कारण) तुम रातमें सोते भी नहीं थे, जागते ही रहते थे। कभी सोना ही पड़ा, तो औंधे-मुँह लेट जाते और सदा घोर, अशान्त तथा रोषभरी बातें ही तुम्हारे मुँठउसले निकलती थीं

Transliteration

na ca svapiṣi jāgarṣi nyubjaḥ śeṣe paraṃtapa | ghorām aśāntāṃ ruṣatīṃ sadā vācaṃ prabhāṣase, paraṃtapa ||

Translation

“You did not sleep even when you lay down; you remained wakeful. And whenever you did lie down, you lay face-down. From your mouth there continually issued speech that was dreadful, restless, and filled with anger—O scorcher of foes.”

Word by Word

नnot

चand

स्वपिषिyou sleep

जागर्षिyou stay awake

न्युब्जःface-down, prone

शेषेyou lie down / you sleep (lie)

परंतपO scorcher of foes

घोराम्terrible

अशान्ताम्unpeaceful, restless

रुषतीम्angry, wrathful

सदाalways

वाचम्speech, words

प्रभाषसेyou speak, you utter

परंतपO scorcher of foes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

paraṃtapa (epithet addressing a warrior)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes