Shloka 34

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

न ग्लानिर्न च कातर्य न वैक्लव्यं न मत्सर: । कदाचिज्जुषते पार्थमात्मजं मातरिश्वन:,वायु-पुत्र कुन्तीकुमार भीमसेनको कभी ग्लानि, कातरता, व्याकुलता और मत्सरता आदि भाव नहीं छूते थे

Transliteration

na glānir na ca kātaryaṁ na vaiklavyaṁ na matsaraḥ | kadācij juṣate pārtham ātmajaṁ mātariśvanaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: En el hijo de Pārtha—Bhīma, nacido de Mātariśvan (Vāyu)—no hubo jamás rastro de abatimiento, cobardía, vacilación pusilánime ni envidia. Tales emociones debilitantes no se apoderaron de él en ningún momento, señalándolo como firme de espíritu e inquebrantable en su determinación.

Word by Word

नnot

ग्लानिःweariness, dejection

नnor

चand

कातर्यम्cowardice, faint-heartedness

नnor

वैक्लव्यम्distress, agitation, helplessness

नnor

मत्सरःenvy, spite

कदाचित्ever, at any time

जुषतेattaches to, affects, befalls

पार्थम्Pārtha (Bhīma, son of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

आत्मजम्son

मातरिश्वनःof Mātariśvan (Vāyu)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pārtha

Mātariśvan (Vāyu)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises an ideal heroic temperament: inner steadiness free from dejection, fear, wavering, and envy. Ethically, it upholds self-control and resilience as virtues that sustain dharma and effective action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing the innate disposition of Pārtha’s son identified as Vāyu’s offspring (commonly understood as Bhīma): he is portrayed as naturally fearless, unwavering, and free from jealous rivalry.