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Shloka 24

Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

पराक्रमे शक्रसमो मातरिश्व॒समो बले । महेश्वरसम: क्रोधे भीम: प्रहरतां वर:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

parākrame śakrasamo mātariśvasamo bale |

maheśvarasamaḥ krodhe bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «En proeza es igual a Śakra (Indra), en fuerza igual a Mātariśvan (Vāyu), y en ira igual a Maheśvara (Śiva). Bhīma es el primero entre los que asestan golpes.»

Word by Word

पराक्रमेin valor

शक्र-समःequal to Indra

मातरिश्व-समःequal to Vayu (Mātariśvan)

बलेin strength

महेश्वर-समःequal to Maheshvara (Shiva)

क्रोधेin wrath

भीमःBhima

प्रहरताम्of those who strike/attack

वरःthe best

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Śakra (Indra)

Mātariśvan (Vāyu)

Maheśvara (Śiva)

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?

The verse elevates Bhīma through divine comparisons—valor like Indra, strength like Vāyu, wrath like Śiva—yet, in the broader epic context, such power is ethically meaningful only when governed by dharma and disciplined purpose rather than uncontrolled rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma’s extraordinary martial qualities in heightened epic style, presenting him as the foremost striker among warriors by likening his key attributes to major deities.