Shloka 26

अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः

Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort

Devanagari script

वेत्सि दाशार्ह सत्यं मे दीर्घकालं सहोषित: । भीमसेनने कहा--अच्युत! मैं करना तो कुछ और चाहता हूँ, परंतु आप समझ कुछ और ही रहे हैं। दशाहनन्दन! आप दीर्घकालतक मेरे साथ रहे हैं। अतः मेरे विषयमें यह सच्ची जानकारी रखते ही होंगे कि मेरा युद्धमें अत्यन्त अनुराग है और मेरा पराक्रम भी मिथ्या नहीं है

Transliteration

vetsi dāśārha satyaṃ me dīrghakālaṃ sahoṣitaḥ |

Translation

Bhīmasena berkata: “Wahai Acyuta, keturunan Dāśārha! Engkau telah lama hidup dekat denganku; karena itu engkau mengetahui kebenaran tentang diriku. Maka engkau tentu paham bahwa di hatiku ada kecintaan yang dalam pada perang, dan bahwa keberanianku bukanlah sesumbar kosong.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'vetsi', 'gloss': 'you know, you understand (2nd sg. of √vid)'}, {'term': 'dāśārha', 'gloss': 'descendant of the Dāśārhas

• an epithet of Kṛṣṇa'}, {'term': 'satyam', 'gloss': 'truth

• what is real and reliable'}, {'term': 'me', 'gloss': 'of me

• my'}, {'term': 'dīrghakālam', 'gloss': 'for a long time'}, {'term': 'sahoṣitaḥ', 'gloss': 'having dwelt together

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta, Dāśārha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīma appeals to personal knowledge and truth: long companionship makes Kṛṣṇa a reliable witness to Bhīma’s real disposition. Ethically, the verse frames self-assertion not as mere pride but as a claim grounded in verifiable character and lived history.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsel, Bhīmasena addresses Kṛṣṇa directly. He insists that Kṛṣṇa, having long been with him, knows Bhīma’s genuine eagerness for battle and the reality of his strength—countering any misunderstanding of his intentions.