Shloka 71

Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)

Devanagari script

अगर्वितात्मा युक्तश्न सान्त्वयुक्तो5नसूयिता । अवेक्षितार्थ: शुद्धात्मा मन्त्रयीत द्विजैः सह,राजा अपने हृदयसे अहंकारको निकाल दे। चित्तको एकाग्र रखे। सबसे मधुर बोले। दूसरोंके दोष प्रकाशित न करे। सब विषयोंपर दृष्टि रखे और शुद्धचित्त हो द्विजोंके साथ बैठकर मन्त्रणा करे

Transliteration

agarpitātmā yuktaś ca sāntvayukto 'nasūyitā | avekṣitārthaḥ śuddhātmā mantrayīta dvijaiḥ saha ||

Translation

Dijo Kaṇika: El rey debe arrancar el orgullo de su corazón, mantener la mente disciplinada y concentrada, hablar con dulzura conciliadora y abstenerse de buscar faltas. Vigilante en todos los asuntos y puro en su interior, ha de deliberar en consejo junto a brāhmaṇas eruditos.

Word by Word

अगर्वितात्माone whose self is not proud (humble-minded)

युक्तश्नःmoderate in eating (regulated in food)

सान्त्वयुक्तःendowed with conciliation/gentleness

अनसूयिताnot censorious; free from envy/ill-will

अवेक्षितार्थःone who keeps aims/affairs under observation; attentive to matters

शुद्धात्माpure-minded; of purified self

मन्त्रयीतshould deliberate/counsel

द्विजैःwith Brahmins (twice-born)

सहtogether with

Speaker

कणिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaṇika

rājā (king)

dvija (brāhmaṇas/learned twice-born)

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?

Effective and righteous rule begins with inner discipline: remove arrogance, speak gently, avoid fault-finding, stay attentive to all affairs, keep the mind pure, and make decisions through counsel with learned brāhmaṇas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaṇika is instructing on statecraft and royal conduct, outlining the personal virtues and advisory practices a king should adopt—especially humility, measured speech, vigilance in administration, and consultation with qualified elders.