Shloka 13

कुन्ती-युधिष्ठिर-संवादः — Kuntī’s Counsel on Departing for Pāñcāla

Devanagari script

पृथिवीमखिलां जित्वा सर्वां सागरमेखलाम्‌ । भीमसेनार्जुनबलादू भोक्ष्यते नात्र संशय:,भीमसेन और अर्जुनके बलसे समुद्रपर्यनत सारी वसुधाको अपने अधिकारमें करके ये उसका उपभोग करेंगे; इसमें संशय नहीं है

Transliteration

pṛthivīm akhilāṃ jitvā sarvāṃ sāgaramekhalām | bhīmasenārjunabalād ū bhoṣyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa dit : «Ayant conquis la terre entière, ceinte par l’océan, ils la posséderont et la gouverneront assurément par la force de Bhīmasena et d’Arjuna ; là-dessus, nul doute.»

Word by Word

पृथिवीम्the earth

अखिलाम्entire, whole

जित्वाhaving conquered

सर्वाम्all

सागर-मेखलाम्girdled by the ocean (ocean-belted)

भीमसेन-अर्जुन-बलात्by/through the strength of Bhimasena and Arjuna

उindeed/and (emphatic particle)

भोक्ष्यतेwill enjoy/possess

नnot

अत्रhere/in this matter

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Pṛthivī (the Earth)

Sāgara (the Ocean/Sea)

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Arjuna

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 presents an ideal of effective and legitimate sovereignty: the ability to protect and govern the realm depends on the proven strength and support of righteous champions (here, Bhīma and Arjuna), and such capability removes doubt about success.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa makes a confident prediction that 'they' (contextually, the Pāṇḍavas) will conquer the whole earth and enjoy/administrate it, specifically attributing this outcome to the might of Bhīmasena and Arjuna.