Shloka 13

Arjuna’s Account of Tapas and the Kirāta Test; Revelation of Maheśvara and the Grant of the Pāśupata-Astra

Devanagari script

साहसादनुसम्प्राप्त: प्रतिबुध्य: वृकोदर: । वार्यतां साध्वयं राजंस्त्वया धर्मभूृतां वर,धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ नरेश! भीमसेन यहाँ दुःसाहस-पूर्वक आये हैं, यह बात समझाकर इन्हें अच्छी तरह मना कर दो (जिससे ये पुनः कोई अपराध न कर बैठें)

Transliteration

sāhasād anusamprāptaḥ pratibudhya vṛkodaraḥ | vāryatāṃ sādhv ayaṃ rājan tvayā dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ||

Translation

‘Vṛkodara (Bhīma), having been roused to action, has come here in reckless daring. O King, best among upholders of dharma, you should firmly restrain him and dissuade him well—lest, driven by impulse, he commit another wrong.’

Word by Word

sāhasātfrom rashness; out of audacity

anusamprāptaḥhaving come/arrived (here)

pratibudhyaunderstand; realize

vṛkodaraḥVṛkodara (Bhīma)

vāryatāmlet him be restrained/forbidden

sādhuproperly; well

ayamthis (man)

rājanO king

tvayāby you

dharmabhṛtāmof the upholders of dharma

varaO best (one)

Speaker

धनद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhanada (Kubera)

Vṛkodara (Bhīma/Bhīmasena)

Rājan (the king addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a powerful hero must be governed by dharma and restraint; a righteous king’s duty is to prevent impulsive, reckless acts that could become adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhanada (Kubera) warns the king that Bhīma, stirred up and acting boldly, has come in a rash manner, and urges the king to restrain and counsel him properly to avert further wrongdoing.