Shloka 17

Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163

Devanagari script

ततो भीम: शनैर्भुक्त्वा तदन्नं पुरुषर्षभ: । वार्युपस्पृश्य संहृष्टस्तस्थी युधि महाबल:,तदनन्तर नरश्रेष्ठ महाबली भीमसेनने धीरे-धीरे वह सब अन्न खाकर, आचमन करके मुँह-हाथ धो लिये, फिर वे अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो युद्धके लिये डट गये

Transliteration

tato bhīmaḥ śanair bhuktvā tad-annaṁ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | vāry-upaspṛśya saṁhṛṣṭas tasthau yudhi mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

それから人中の雄牛ビーマは、その食をゆるやかに平らげた。ついでアーチャマナの作法により水をすすって身を清め、心大いに喜び、強大な力をもって戦場に堅く立ち、戦いの備えを整えた。

Word by Word

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

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शनैः: slowly, gradually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषर्षभः: bull among men, best of men
• पुरुषर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपस्पृश्य: having sipped/touched (water) for purification (ācamana)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपस्पृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• संहृष्टः: delighted, highly pleased
• संहृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• महाबलः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• food (anna)
• water (vāri) / ācamana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a martial setting, one should act with discipline and propriety: take what is needed without agitation, observe purification (ācamana), and then enter duty with a composed, resolute mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma finishes eating the provided food slowly, performs ācamana with water, feels invigorated, and then stands ready and firm for the impending fight.