Shloka 40
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
Devanagari script
गतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु भीम: प्रीतो महामना:
Transliteration
gateṣu pārthivendreṣu bhīmaḥ prīto mahāmanāḥ
Translation
ブリハダシュヴァは語った。「諸王が去ったのち、ビーマは――高貴なる心を持ち、大いに満ち足りて――そこに留まった。その満足は、王たちの集いが散じた後に秩序が回復したことを映すかのようであった。」
Word by Word
गतेषुwhen (they) had gone / after (they) departed
गतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootगत (√गम्)
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
पार्थिवेन्द्रेषुamong the kings / when the kings (had departed)
पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिवेन्द्र (पार्थिव + इन्द्र)
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीतःpleased, delighted
प्रीतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीत (√प्री)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामनाःgreat-souled, noble-minded
महामनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामनस् (महा + मनस्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
बृहदश्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīmaP
pārthivendra (kings)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights a moment of settled order: after rulers disperse, Bhīma is described as pleased and noble-minded, suggesting that right conduct and successful completion of a public or royal gathering brings inner satisfaction and steadiness.
Bṛhadaśva narrates that the assembled kings have left; in the aftermath, Bhīma is portrayed as delighted and magnanimous, setting the tone for what follows after the departure of the royal company.