Shloka 38

Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

वैश्यापुत्रस्तदाचष्ट पार्थानां हितकाम्यया । तच्चापि भुक्त्वाजरयदविकारं वृकोदर:,वैश्यापुत्र युयुत्सुने कुन्तीपुत्रोंक हितकी कामनासे यह बात उन्हें बता दी। परंतु भीमने उस विषको भी खाकर बिना किसी विकारके पचा लिया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | vaiśyāputras tad ācakṣṭa pārthānāṁ hitakāmyayā | tac cāpi bhuktvā ajarayan avikāraṁ vṛkodaraḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Yuyutsu, hijo de un vaiśya, deseando el bien de los hijos de Pṛthā (los Pāṇḍavas), les informó de ello. Y Vṛkodara (Bhīma), tras consumir aquel veneno, lo digirió sin sufrir alteración alguna.

Word by Word

वैश्यापुत्रःthe son of a Vaiśya (Yuyutsu)

तदाthen

आचष्टtold, reported

पार्थानाम्to/for the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā)

हितकाम्ययाwith the desire for their welfare

तत्that (poison/thing)

चand

अपिalso, even

भुक्त्वाhaving eaten

अजरयत्digested, caused to be digested

अविकारम्without any change/disorder

वृकोदरःVṛkodara (Bhīma)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yuyutsu

Pāṇḍavas

Bhīma (Vṛkodara)

poison

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Goodwill and truthful warning (as shown by Yuyutsu) are ethical duties even amid family conflict, and the narrative highlights that adharma-driven harm may fail against those under the protection of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuyutsu, acting for the Pāṇḍavas’ welfare, informs them of the matter; Bhīma has already consumed the poison and yet remains unharmed, digesting it without any adverse effect.