Shloka 74

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

दक्षिणांश्नापि पञज्चालान्‌ यावच्चर्मण्वती नदी । द्रोणेन चैवं ट्रपद: परिभूयाथ पालित:

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |

Dakṣiṇāṃś cāpi Pañcālān yāvac Carmaṇvatī nadī |

Droṇena caivaṃ Drupadaḥ paribhūyātha pālitaḥ ||

Translation

Waiśaṃpāyana berkata: Droṇa, setelah menundukkan dan mempermalukan Raja Drupada, tetap membiarkannya memegang wilayah Pañcāla bagian selatan hingga Sungai Carmaṇvatī, dan di sanalah ia dipelihara serta dilindungi.

Word by Word

• दक्षिणान्: southern
• दक्षिणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पञ्चालान्: the Panchalas (people/realm)
• पञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यावत्: as far as / up to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्

• चर्मण्वती: the (river) Charmanvasati/Charmanvati
• चर्मण्वती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मण्वती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नदी: river
• नदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणेन: by Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिभूय: having defeated/overpowered
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-भू
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, prior action (having ...)

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पालितः: protected/guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालि (पाल्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Droṇa
• Drupada
• Pañcāla
• Carmaṇvatī river

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a nuanced use of power: conquest is paired with restraint. Drona humiliates Drupada to enforce a new order, yet preserves him by allowing rule over a defined territory—suggesting that even in conflict, governance may aim at controlled stability rather than total annihilation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After defeating Drupada, Drona sets a territorial limit: Drupada retains the southern Pañcāla region up to the Carmaṇvatī river. Drupada is thus subdued (paribhūya) but also maintained/protected (pālitaḥ) within this reduced domain.