Shloka 7

Bhīma–Draupadī Saṃvāda on Restraint, Protection, and the Kīcaka Threat

Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 20

Devanagari script

न देवस्यातिभारो<स्ति न चैवास्यातिवर्तनम्‌ | इति चाप्यागमं भूयो दैवस्य प्रतिपालये,अतः दैवके लिये कुछ भी दुष्कर नहीं है। दैवके विधानको लाँघ जाना भी असम्भव है। इसलिये मैं दैवकी प्रधानता बतानेवाले शास्त्र-वचनोंका पालन करती--उन्हें आदर देती हूँ

Transliteration

na devasyātibhāro 'sti na caivāsyātivartanam | iti cāpyāgamaṃ bhūyo daivasya pratipālaye ||

Translation

Bagi Takdir (ketetapan ilahi) tiada beban yang terlalu berat, dan tiada pula jalan untuk melampauinya. Maka, mengingat kembali ajaran yang diwariskan oleh tradisi, aku mematuhi dan memuliakan keutamaan apa yang ditetapkan oleh nasib.

Word by Word

{'na''not', 'devasya': 'of the god

of the divine (hereof daiva, destiny/divine ordinance)', 'atibhāraḥ': 'excessive burden

an unbearable load', 'asti''is

exists', 'ca''and', 'eva': 'indeed

just', 'asya''of it/this (referring to daiva/divine ordinance)', 'ativartanam': 'overstepping

going beyond', 'iti''thus', 'api': 'also

even', 'āgamam''authoritative tradition

received teaching', 'bhūyaḥ''again

once more', 'daivasya''of fate/destiny

of the divine ordinance', 'pratipālaye''I follow

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Daiva (destiny/divine ordinance)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That the divine ordinance (daiva) is irresistible: nothing is too difficult for it, and it cannot be overstepped; therefore one should respect and align oneself with the authoritative tradition that affirms its supremacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, articulates a reflection on the power of fate/divine dispensation, framing events as governed by daiva and indicating adherence to traditional/scriptural teaching about its primacy.