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Shloka 14

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 21 — Kīcaka’s clandestine approach and Bhīma’s covert intervention (नर्तनागारे कीचकवध-प्रसङ्गः)

लोपामुद्रा तथा भीरु वयोरूपसमन्विता । अगस्तिमन्वयाद्धित्वा कामान्‌ सर्वानमानुषान्‌,भीरु! नयी अवस्था और अनुपम रूप-सौन्दर्यसे सम्पन्न राजकुमारी लोपामुद्राने सम्पूर्ण अलौकिक सुख-भोगोंपर लात मारकर अपने पति महर्षि अगस्त्यका ही अनुसरण किया था

Lopāmudrā tathā bhīru vayorūpasamanvitā | Agastim anvayād dhitvā kāmān sarvān amānuṣān ||

Bhīma dit : «Ainsi fit aussi la douce Lopāmudrā, dotée de jeunesse et d’une beauté sans égale. Rejetant tous les plaisirs extraordinaires, presque d’un autre monde, elle choisit de ne suivre que son époux, le grand sage Agastya.»

लोपामुद्राLopāmudrā
लोपामुद्रा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोपामुद्रा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भीरुthe timid one (epithet/address)
भीरु:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीरु
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वयः-रूप-समन्विताendowed with youth and beauty
वयः-रूप-समन्विता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमन्वित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अगस्ति-मन्वयात्from (her) connection/lineage with Agastya
अगस्ति-मन्वयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमन्वय
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
धित्वाhaving placed/put (aside)
धित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootधा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
कामान्desires/pleasures
कामान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अमानुषान्superhuman/not human
अमानुषान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमानुष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भीरुO timid one!
भीरु:
TypeNoun
Rootभीरु
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular

भीमसेन उवाच

B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
L
Lopāmudrā
A
Agastya

Educational Q&A

The verse upholds steadfast marital fidelity and dharmic commitment: even when endowed with youth, beauty, and access to exceptional pleasures, Lopāmudrā chooses principled devotion—following her husband Agastya—over indulgence.

Bhīma cites Lopāmudrā as an illustrative example while speaking: she abandons extraordinary enjoyments and aligns her life with the austere path of her husband, the sage Agastya, demonstrating a model of ethical resolve and devotion.