Shloka 46

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

Devanagari script

भीमं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठ सान्त्वयामास पार्थिव:

Transliteration

bhīmaṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭha sāntvayāmāsa pārthivaḥ

Translation

Y el rey consoló también a Bhīma—el primero entre los fuertes—para aquietar su pena y devolverle la compostura conforme al dharma.

Word by Word

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• बलिनाम्: of the strong (men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best
• श्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सान्त्वयामास: consoled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (सान्त्वयति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• the king (pārthivaḥ)