Shloka 17

Devanagari script

निवार्य च महाबाहुं कोपसंरक्तलोचनम्‌ | पितरं समुपातिष्ठद्‌ धृतराष्ट्र कृताञ्जलि:,उस समय महाबाहु भीमके नेत्र क्रोधसे लाल हो रहे थे। उन्हें रोककर राजा युधिष्ठिर हाथ जोड़े हुए अपने ताऊ महाराज धृतराष्ट्रके पास गये

Transliteration

nivārya ca mahābāhuṁ kopasaṁraktalocanam | pitaraṁ samupātiṣṭhad dhṛtarāṣṭra kṛtāñjaliḥ ||

Translation

Tras contener al gran Bhima, cuyos ojos se enrojecían de ira, Yudhiṣṭhira se acercó a su mayor, el rey Dhṛtarāṣṭra, y se plantó ante él con las manos juntas—eligiendo la contención y la reverencia en lugar del arrebato.

Word by Word

• निवार्य: having restrained/stopped
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग (causative sense)

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

• महाबाहुम्: the mighty-armed one (Bhima)
• महाबाहुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कोपसंरक्तलोचनम्: whose eyes were reddened with anger
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप-संरक्त-लोचन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितरम्: the father/elder (here: the elder king)
• पितरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुपातिष्ठत्: approached/attended upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-√स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when righteous anger arises, dharma is upheld through self-control and respectful conduct—especially toward elders and authority—so that action remains guided by principle rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is furious (his eyes reddened with wrath). Yudhiṣṭhira restrains him and then approaches King Dhṛtarāṣṭra with folded hands, signaling deference and an attempt to address the situation through lawful, courtly means rather than immediate retaliation.