Shloka 72

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

Devanagari script

ततस्तु शयने दिव्ये नागदत्ते महाभुज: । अशेत भीमसेनस्तु यथासुखमरिंदम:,इसके बाद शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले महाबाहु भीमसेन नागोंकी दी हुई दिव्य शय्यापर सुखपूर्वक सो गये

Transliteration

tatastu śayane divye nāgadatte mahābhujaḥ | aśeta bhīmasenastu yathāsukham ariṃdamaḥ ||

Translation

Luego Bhīmasena, de poderosos brazos y domador de enemigos, se recostó a placer sobre el lecho maravilloso otorgado por los Nāgas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• तु: but/indeed (emphasis/contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शयने: on the bed/couch
• शयने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिव्ये: divine, splendid
• दिव्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नागदत्ते: given by the Nāgas
• नागदत्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नागदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महाभुजः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाभुजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अशेत: lay down, slept
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमसेनः: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed/and (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• सुखम्: comfort, ease
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदमः: crusher of foes
• अरिंदमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Nāgas
• divine couch/bed (nāgadatta śayana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the strongest require restoration, and protection may come through unexpected allies; accepting rightful support enables one to continue one’s duties with steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma reclines comfortably on a wondrous bed provided by the Nāgas, indicating he has been received and safeguarded by them for the time being.