Shloka 383

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

याचते त्वां महाबाहो शमं गच्छ धनंजय । “शत्रुदमन महाबाहु धनंजय! यह तुम्हारे चरणोंमें सिर रखकर तुम्हें प्रसन्न करके तुमसे शान्तिके लिये याचना करता है। अब तुम शान्त हो जाओ

Transliteration

yācate tvāṃ mahābāho śamaṃ gaccha dhanaṃjaya |

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「敵を鎮める大腕のダナンジャヤよ、彼は汝に乞うている――怒りを鎮め、和へと入れ。」彼は汝の足下に頭を伏せ、汝を慰め、和解を願い出ている。

Word by Word

• याचते: asks/begs
• याचते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Lat, Parasmaipada, 3, Singular, Present

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शमम्: peace, calm
• शमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छ: go (attain)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Lot, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular, Imperative

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges śama—inner calm and the choice of peace—presenting restraint and reconciliation as ethically superior to persisting in anger or retaliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports an appeal addressed to Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), asking him to become pacified and accept peace, indicating a moment where someone seeks to avert further conflict through supplication.