Shloka 1

Devanagari script

हि आय ० () हि २ 7 (जयद्रथविमोक्षणपर्व) द्विसप्तत्यधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय: भीमद्वारा बंदी होकर जयद्रथका युधिष्ठटिरके सामने उपस्थित होना, उनकी आज्ञासे छूटकर उसका गंगाद्वारमें तप करके भगवान शिवसे वरदान पाना तथा भगवान शिवद्वारा अर्जुनके सहायक 28, श्रीकृष्णकी महिमाका व वैशम्पायन उवाच जयद्रथस्तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य भ्रातरावुद्यतावु भौ । प्राधावत्‌ तूर्णमव्यग्रो जीवितेप्सु: सुदु:खित:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! भीम और अर्जुन दोनों भाइयोंको अपने बधके लिये तुले हुए देख जयद्रथ बहुत दुःखी हुआ और घबराहट छोड़कर प्राण बचानेकी इच्छासे तुरंत तीव्र गतिसे भागने लगा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | jayadrathas tu samprekṣya bhrātarāv udyatāv ubhau | prādhāvat tūrṇam avyagro jīvitepsuḥ suduḥkhitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing both brothers—Bhīma and Arjuna—poised to kill him, Jayadratha was overwhelmed with distress. Casting off hesitation, and driven by the desire to save his life, he fled at once with great speed.

Word by Word

जयद्रथःJayadratha

तुbut/indeed

सम्प्रेक्ष्यhaving seen

भ्रातरौthe two brothers

उद्यतौraised/ready (to strike)

उभौboth

प्राधावत्ran forth/ran away

तूर्णम्swiftly

अव्यग्रःunconfused/unagitated

जीवितेप्सुःdesiring life (to save his life)

सुदुःखितःvery sorrowful

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jayadratha

Bhīma

Arjuna

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?

When one’s actions invite rightful retaliation, fear and flight arise naturally; the verse highlights the moral pressure of consequences—wrongdoing does not remain abstract but returns as immediate peril, forcing the wrongdoer into panic-driven self-preservation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jayadratha sees Bhīma and Arjuna ready to kill him. Stricken with grief and fear, he stops wavering and runs away quickly, trying to save his life.