Shloka 61

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

अर्जुन उवाच सम्बन्धी कुरुवीराणां द्रुपदो राजसत्तम: । मा वधीस्तद्धलं भीम गुरुदानं प्रदीयताम्‌,तब अर्जुनने कहा--भैया भीमसेन! राजाओंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रपद कौरववीरोंके सम्बन्धी हैं, अतः इनकी सेनाका संहार न करो; केवल गुरुदक्षिणाके रूपमें द्रोणके प्रति महाराज द्रपदको ही दे दो

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca — sambandhī kuruvīrāṇāṁ drupado rājasattamaḥ | mā vadhīs tadbalaṁ bhīma gurudānaṁ pradīyatām ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “O Bhima, King Drupada—foremost among rulers—is a kinsman of the Kuru heroes. Therefore do not slaughter his forces. Let Drupada himself be handed over to Drona as the teacher’s due.”

Word by Word

अर्जुनःArjuna

उवाचsaid

सम्बन्धीa kinsman/relative

कुरुवीराणाम्of the Kuru heroes

द्रुपदःDrupada

राजसत्तमःbest of kings

माdo not

वधीःkill (you should not kill)

तत्him/that (Drupada)

अलम्enough; (here) not at all / refrain

भीमO Bhima

गुरुदानम्gift to the teacher (guru-dakshina)

प्रदीयताम्let it be given / should be given

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Bhima (Bhimasena)

Drupada

Kuru warriors

Drona

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes