Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

किमुक्तेन व्यतीतेन भीमसेन महाबल । प्रत्युपस्थितकालस्य कार्यस्यानन्तरो भव,महाबली भीमसेन! अब बीती बातोंको दुहरानेसे क्या लाभ? इस समय जिसका अवसर उपस्थित है, उस कार्यके लिये तैयार हो जाओ

Transliteration

kim uktēna vyatītena, Bhīmasena mahābala | pratyupasthita-kālasya kāryasyānantaro bhava ||

Translation

«À quoi bon reparler de ce qui est déjà passé, ô Bhīmasena au grand pouvoir ? L’heure d’agir est venue : sois prêt sur-le-champ pour la tâche qui se dresse devant nous.»

Word by Word

किम्what (use/benefit)

उक्तेनby what is said / by speaking

व्यतीतेनby what is past

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

महाबलO mighty-strong one

प्रत्युपस्थितकालस्यof the time that has now arrived / opportune

कार्यस्यof the task/duty

अनन्तरःready/close at hand; immediately following (i.e., prompt)

भवbe (become)

महाबलीO very mighty one

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

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?

Do not waste energy revisiting what cannot be changed; when the proper moment arrives, one should act promptly and decisively in accordance with duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Virāṭa episode, a speaker addresses Bhīma, urging him to stop rehashing past events and to prepare immediately for the urgent task at hand, emphasizing readiness and timely action.