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Vyasa

Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पीयमाने तु सर्वस्मिंस्तोयेडपि सलिलेश्वर: । सुहृद्धिर्भिक्षमाणो 5पि नैवामुज्चत तां तदा,“जब सारा जल पीया जाने लगा, तब सुहृदोंने जलेश्वर वरुणसे प्रार्थना की तो भी वे भद्राको न छोड़ सके

Transliteration

pīyamāne tu sarvasmiṃs toye 'pi salileśvaraḥ | suhṛdbhir bhikṣamāṇo 'pi naivāmucata tāṃ tadā ||

Translation

Cuando toda el agua estaba siendo bebida, incluso Varuṇa—señor de las aguas—aunque fue suplicado con insistencia por amigos bienintencionados, no la liberó en aquel momento.

Word by Word

पीयमानेwhile being drunk/consumed

तुbut/indeed

सर्वस्मिन्in everything/when all (was)

तोयेin the water

अपिeven/also

सलिलेश्वरःthe lord of waters (Varuṇa)

सुहृद्भिःby friends/well-wishers

भिक्षमाणःbegging/imploring

अपिeven/also

नnot

एवindeed/at all

अमुच्यतwas released/let go

ताम्her/that (woman)

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Varuṇa (Salileśvara, lord of waters)

Suhṛd (well-wishing friends)

Bhadrā (as indicated by the Hindi gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between rightful appeal and uncompromising authority: even sincere collective entreaty may fail against a powerful holder of control, thereby forcing a deeper consideration of what action is justified when persuasion and request do not work.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the waters are being drained/consumed, Varuṇa—identified as the lord of waters—is approached and implored by well-wishers, yet he still refuses to release the woman referred to (Bhadrā per the accompanying gloss), maintaining his hold despite the worsening situation.