Shloka 36

ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)

Devanagari script

अथ ताननब्रवीद्‌ भैमी सर्वराष्ट्रेष्विदं वच: । ब्रुवध्वं जनसंसत्सु तत्र तत्र पुन: पुन:,तब भीमकुमारीने उन ब्राह्मणोंसे कहा--'सब राष्ट्रोमें घूम-घूमकर जनसमुदायमें आपलोग बार-बार मेरी यह बात बोलें--

Transliteration

atha tān abravīd bhaimī sarvarāṣṭreṣv idaṃ vacaḥ | bruvadhvaṃ janasaṃsatsu tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Then Bhīmī (Damayantī) addressed those Brahmins: “As you travel through all the kingdoms, proclaim these words of mine again and again in the public assemblies, in every place.” The verse highlights her deliberate use of truthful public speech and communal witness as an ethical means to seek help and restore what is right.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भैमी: Bhīmī (Damayantī)
• भैमी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैमी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• राष्ट्रेषु: in kingdoms/countries
• राष्ट्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/statement
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रुवध्वम्: you all say/speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, 2, Plural, Ātmanepada

• जन: of people
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• संसत्सु: in assemblies/gatherings
• संसत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

युदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmī (Damayantī)
• Brahmins (the messengers addressed)
• sarvarāṣṭra (various kingdoms)
• janasaṃsat (public assemblies)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores ethical communication: when seeking justice or assistance, one may rely on truthful, publicly accountable speech—repeatedly proclaimed before communities—so that dharma is supported by collective awareness and witness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Damayantī (Bhīmī) instructs a group of Brahmins to travel through many kingdoms and repeatedly announce her message in public assemblies, using widespread proclamation to locate help and advance her search amid her hardship.