Shloka 34

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 21 — Kīcaka’s clandestine approach and Bhīma’s covert intervention (नर्तनागारे कीचकवध-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

उपालब्धो मया राजा कड्कश्चापि पुन: पुनः । ततो न वारितो राज्ञा न तस्याविनय: कृत:,मैंने राजा विराट और कंकको बार-बार फटकारा, तो भी राजाने न तो उसे मना किया और न उसकी उद्दण्डताका दमन ही किया

Transliteration

upālabdho mayā rājā kaṅkaś cāpi punaḥ punaḥ | tato na vārito rājñā na tasyāvinayaḥ kṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīmasena said: “I repeatedly reproached King Virāṭa, and Kaṅka as well. Yet the king did not restrain him, nor did he curb that man’s insolence.”

Word by Word

• उपालब्धः: was reproached / was scolded
• उपालब्धः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-लभ् (क्त) / उपालब्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, तृतीया, एकवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कङ्कः: Kanka (name)
• कङ्कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कङ्क
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• ततः: thereupon / then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वारितः: was restrained / was forbidden
• वारितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (क्त) / वारित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• न: nor / not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अविनयः: misconduct / insolence
• अविनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविनय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतः: was done / was made (i.e., checked/curbed)
• कृतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (क्त) / कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Virāṭa (King Virāṭa)
• Kaṅka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes restraining misconduct in his presence; failing to check insolence enables adharma and undermines justice and order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma reports that he repeatedly scolded both King Virāṭa and Kaṅka, but the king did not intervene to restrain Kaṅka or correct his improper behavior.