Shloka 236

Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

त्वप्प्रतिज्ञां प्रतीक्ष॑स्तु सहतेडयं वृकोदर: । ये शक्तिशाली भीमसेन युद्धमें समस्त कौरवोंको नष्ट कर देनेका उत्साह रखते हैं, परंतु आपकी प्रतिज्ञा-पूर्तिकी प्रतीक्षा करमेके कारण अबतक शत्रुओंके अपराधको सहन करते हैं

Transliteration

tvap-pratijñāṁ pratīkṣas tu sahate ’yaṁ vṛkodaraḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: This Vṛkodara (Bhīma), though fully capable, endures the enemy’s offenses only because he is waiting for you to fulfill your vow. He has the ardor to destroy all the Kauravas in battle, yet restrains himself out of regard for your pledged word—showing that strength is to be governed by dharma and fidelity to promises.

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: vow, promise
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतीक्षन्: waiting for
• प्रतीक्षन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतीक्ष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सहते: endures, tolerates
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृकोदरः: Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
• वृकोदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vṛkodara (Bhīma/Bhīmasena)
• Kauravas