Shloka 1

Devanagari script

#:73:.7 #::3-...7 (0) हि २ 7 त्रयस्त्रिंशो5 ध्याय: भीमसेनका पुरुषार्थकी प्रशंसा करना और युधिष्ठिरको उत्तेजित करते हुए क्षत्रिय-धर्मके अनुसार युद्ध छेड़नेका अनुरोध वैशम्पायन उवाच याज्ञसेन्या वच: श्रुत्वा भीमसेनो हामर्षण: । निःश्वसन्नुपसंगम्य क्रुद्धो राजानमब्रवीत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! ट्रपदकुमारीका वचन सुनकर अमर्षमें भरे हुए भीमसेन क्रोधपूर्वक उच्छवास लेते हुए राजाके पास आये और इस प्रकार कहने लगे --

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | yājñasenyā vacaḥ śrutvā bhīmaseno 'marṣaṇaḥ | niḥśvasann upasaṅgamya kruddho rājānam abravīt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing the words of Yājñasenī (Draupadī), Bhīmasena—burning with indignation—came up to the king, breathing hard in anger, and spoke to him.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

याज्ञसेन्याःof Yājñasenī (Draupadī)

वचःspeech, words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

भीमसेनःBhīmasena

अमर्षणःintolerant (of insult), wrathful

निःश्वसन्breathing hard, sighing

उपसंगम्यhaving approached

क्रुद्धःangry

राजानम्the king (Yudhiṣṭhira)

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yājñasenī (Draupadī)

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Yudhiṣṭhira (the king)

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?

The verse highlights how moral outrage can arise from perceived injustice and dishonor, and it foreshadows a dharmic debate: when does forbearance become a failure of duty? Bhīma’s indignation functions as an ethical pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira to uphold kṣatriya-dharma and seek justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing Draupadī’s words, Bhīma—agitated and furious—approaches King Yudhiṣṭhira and begins to speak. This introduces Bhīma’s forceful counsel, urging action consistent with warrior duty.