Shloka 25

Devanagari script

शीतस्यामृतकल्पस्य दिव्यगन्धरसस्य च । अतर्पयत्‌ ततः पार्थ: शीतया जलधारया

Transliteration

śītasyāmṛtakalpasya divyagandharasasya ca | atarpayat tataḥ pārthaḥ śītayā jaladhārayā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna) refreshed and satisfied him by pouring a cool stream of water—water that felt like nectar in its chillness, and that seemed endowed with a divine fragrance and taste. The scene underscores a moment of humane care amid the violence of war, where compassion and duty coexist on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• शीतस्य: of cold
• शीतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अमृतकल्पस्य: of nectar-like
• अमृतकल्पस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृतकल्प
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दिव्यगन्धरसस्य: of (having) divine fragrance and taste
• दिव्यगन्धरसस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्यगन्धरस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अतर्पयत्: satisfied / refreshed
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीतया: with cold (water)
• शीतया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• जलधारया: with a stream of water
• जलधारया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधारा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• jala-dhārā (stream of water)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, dharma includes humane conduct: offering relief, refreshment, and dignity to the suffering. The verse highlights compassion as a complementary virtue to martial duty, not its negation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Pārtha (Arjuna) pouring a cool stream of water that feels nectar-like and divinely fragrant/tasty, thereby refreshing and satisfying the person being addressed in the surrounding passage.