Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सो<ब्रवीद्‌ भीमकर्माणं भीमसेनमवस्थितम्‌ । वृकोदर न युक्त ते वचन वक्तुमीदूशम्‌,उसने वहाँ खड़े हुए भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले भीमसेनसे कहा--“वृकोदर! तुम्हें ऐसी बात नहीं कहनी चाहिये”

Transliteration

so 'bravīd bhīmakarmāṇaṃ bhīmasenam avasthitam | vṛkodara na yukta te vacanaṃ vaktum īdṛśam ||

Translation

Il s’adressa à Bhīmasena, qui se tenait là, renommé pour ses exploits redoutables, et dit : «Vṛkodara, il ne te sied pas de proférer de telles paroles.»

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमकर्माणम्: of terrible deeds
• भीमकर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवस्थितम्: standing/remaining (there)
• Type: Participle
• Root: अवस्था (अव + स्था)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• वृकोदर: O Vrikodara (wolf-bellied one)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• युक्तम्: proper/fit
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (PPP, used adjectivally)

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• वचनम्: word/speech
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वक्तुम्: to speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• ईदृशम्: such/like this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Vṛkodara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a powerful hero must observe propriety in speech; words should be governed by dharma and self-restraint, not merely by emotion or strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Bhīma (Vṛkodara), who is standing ready and known for fearsome deeds, and rebukes him—stating that it is not fitting for him to speak in that manner.