Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अथाब्रवीद्‌ भीमसेन कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिछ्ठिर:

Transliteration

athābravīd bhīmasenaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

Puis Yudhiṣṭhira, fils de Kuntī, s’adressa à Bhīmasena. Au cœur de l’épreuve imposée par le Yakṣa, l’aîné se tourne vers Bhīma—marquant le passage de la force impulsive à la parole disciplinée et au jugement juste, où le dharma se maintient par une réponse mesurée plutôt que par la violence.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कुन्तीपुत्रः: son of Kunti
• कुन्तीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

यक्ष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• युधिष्ठिर (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• भीमसेन (Bhīmasena/Bhīma)
• कुन्ती (Kuntī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse cues a moral pivot: Yudhiṣṭhira’s approach emphasizes restraint and dharmic deliberation. In a setting where raw power has failed, right speech and ethical discernment become the proper means to respond.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Yakṣa episode of the Vana Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira begins addressing Bhīma. The line functions as a narrative connector, introducing Yudhiṣṭhira’s intervention and the ensuing exchange that foregrounds dharma over impulsive action.