Shloka 2
गन्धमादन-हिमवत्प्रयाणे युधिष्ठिर-भीमसंवादः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Bhīma Dialogue on the Gandhamādana–Himavat Ascent
संनिवर्तय कौन्तेय क्षुत्पिपासे बलाश्रयात् । ततो बलं च दाक्ष्यं च संश्रयस्व वृकोदर,वृकोदर! तुम बलका आश्रय लेकर अपनी भूख-प्यास मिटा दो। फिर शारीरिक शक्ति और चतुरताका सहारा लो
saṁnivartaya kaunteya kṣutpipāse balāśrayāt | tato balaṁ ca dākṣyaṁ ca saṁśrayasva vṛkodara ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「おお、クンティの子よ、まずこの無理から身を引き、力を頼みとして糧を得て飢えと渇きを鎮めよ。しかる後に、おおヴリコーダラよ、身体の力と実際の手立てに拠れ。忍耐と賢明な努力は、養いの後に続くべきであって、その前に立ってはならぬ。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustenance and stability come first: one should address basic needs like hunger and thirst, and only then depend on strength and skill for effective action. The verse frames practical self-care as part of disciplined, ethical conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira counsels Bhīma (addressed as Kaunteya and Vṛkodara) to pause and restore himself—relieve hunger and thirst—so that his subsequent effort can be grounded in real strength and competent strategy rather than depleted impulse.