Shloka 14

Devanagari script

न जातु विनिवर्तेत मनोज्ञो हाहमस्य वै । अपि चात्र महाराज सव्यसाचिदिदृक्षया,फिर सहदेवके, मेरे तथा द्रौपदीके लिये तो कहना ही क्या है? भारत! ये ब्राह्मणलोग चाहें तो यहाँसे लौट सकते हैं। समस्त सेवक, सारथि, रसोइये तथा हममेंसे और जिस- जिसको आप लौटाना उचित समझें-वे सभी जा सकते हैं। राक्षसोंसे भरे हुए इस पर्वतपर तथा ऊँचे-नीचे दुर्गम प्रदेशोंमें मैं आपको कदापि अकेला छोड़ना नहीं चाहता। नरश्रेष्ठ! यह परम सौभाग्यवती पतिव्रता राजकुमारी कृष्णा भी आपको छोड़कर लौटनेको कभी तैयार न होंगी। इसी प्रकार यह सहदेव भी आपमें सदा अनुराग रखनेवाला है, आपको छोड़कर कभी नहीं लौटेगा। मैं इसके मनकी बात जानता हूँ। महाराज! सव्यसाची अर्जुनको देखनेकी इच्छासे हम सभी लालायित हो रहे हैं; अत: सब साथ ही चलेंगे। राजन! अनेक कन्दराओंसे युक्त इस पर्वतपर यदि रथोंके द्वारा यात्रा सम्भव न हो तो हम पैदल ही चलेंगे। आप इसके लिये उदास न हों। जहाँ-जहाँ द्रौपदी नहीं चल सकेगी वहाँ-वहाँ मैं स्वयं इसे कंधेपर चढ़ाकर ले जाऊँगा

Transliteration

na jātu vinivarteta manojo hāhamasya vai | api cātra mahārāja savyasācididṛkṣayā ||

Translation

Bhīma said: “Never would I wish to turn back from this undertaking. Moreover, O great king, we are all eager here to behold Savyasācī (Arjuna). Therefore we shall go together. Let the brāhmaṇas return if they wish; and all attendants—servants, charioteers, cooks—and anyone else whom you deem fit to send back may go. But on this mountain filled with rākṣasas and across these rugged, uneven, hard-to-traverse regions, I do not want to leave you alone even for a moment. And this supremely fortunate, devoted princess Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) will never consent to abandon you and return. So too Sahadeva, ever affectionate toward you, will not go back leaving you behind—I know his heart. If travel by chariots is not possible on this mountain with its many caves, we shall proceed on foot; do not be distressed. Wherever Draupadī cannot walk, I myself will carry her upon my shoulders.”

Word by Word

नnot

जातुever, at any time

विनिवर्तेतshould turn back / would return

मनोज्ञःdear, pleasing (one)

हाalas!

अहम्I

अस्यof him/this

वैindeed

अपिalso, even

चand

अत्रhere

महाराजO great king

सव्यसाचि-दिदृक्षयाby the desire to see Savyasācin (Arjuna)

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīma

Mahārāja (Yudhiṣṭhira implied)

Savyasācī (Arjuna)

Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā)

Sahadeva

Brāhmaṇas

Rākṣasas

Mountain (parvata)

Caves (kandarāḥ)

Chariots (rathāḥ)

Servants/attendants (sevaka)

Charioteers (sārathi)

Cooks (rasoīya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights steadfast responsibility toward one’s leader and family: Bhīma refuses to abandon the king in danger, prioritizing protection, solidarity, and perseverance over comfort. It also underscores loyal companionship—Draupadī’s pativratā resolve and Sahadeva’s affection—framing duty as shared endurance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma insists that the Pāṇḍavas will proceed together through a perilous mountain region to see Arjuna (Savyasācī). He permits nonessential attendants and brāhmaṇas to return, but vows not to leave the king alone among rākṣasas. If chariots cannot pass, they will walk, and Bhīma will carry Draupadī where needed.