Shloka 17
Gāndhārī’s Petition for a Vision of the Departed (गान्धार्याः प्रार्थना—दिव्यदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
भीम पर्यप्रुहि भयादिति चैवाभिवाशती
Transliteration
bhīma paryapruhi bhayād iti caivābhivāśatī
Translation
युधिष्ठिर बोले—“भीम, सब कुछ विस्तार से कहो—मुझे पूरी बात बताओ।” यह कहकर वह भय से चिल्ला उठी; आतंक और अनिश्चय के भार से उसका स्वर टूटने लगा।
Word by Word
भीमO Bhima
भीम:
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पर्यप्रुहिask (fully), inquire
पर्यप्रुहि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रुह् (प्रूह्/प्रुह्) with prefix परि
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भयात्from fear, out of fear
भयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
इतिthus, saying
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिवाशतीshe cries out to / calls out to
अभिवाशती:
TypeVerb
Rootवाश् (वाś्) with prefix अभि
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
BhīmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the most steadfast must seek clarity in crisis: dharma requires truthful, complete communication, especially when fear and grief threaten judgment.
In the tense atmosphere of the Āśramavāsika episode, Yudhiṣṭhira urgently presses Bhīma to report fully, while a woman nearby cries out in fear, signaling alarm and emotional upheaval.