Shloka 46
अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः
Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort
ब्रूयादप्रतिरूपाणि यथा मां वक्तुमहसि । माधव! मुझ भीमसेनको अच्छी तरह जाननेवाला कोई भी मनुष्य मेरे प्रति ऐसे अयोग्य वचन, जैसे आप कह रहे हैं, कैसे कह सकता है?
brūyād apratirūpāṇi yathā māṃ vaktum arhasi | mādhava! māṃ bhīmasenaṃ suparijñāya kaścid api manuṣyaḥ mama prati tādṛśāny anucitāni vacanāni yathā tvaṃ bravīṣi kathaṃ brūyāt? |
Bhīmasena berkata: “Wahai Mādhava, bagaimana mungkin seseorang yang benar-benar mengenal aku dapat berkata kepadaku kata-kata yang tidak layak seperti yang engkau ucapkan?”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethics of speech and honor: words should be fitting to the person addressed and grounded in true understanding. Bhīma implies that knowing someone’s character entails speaking in a manner that respects their dignity and role, especially in a tense moral-political crisis.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsel, Bhīmasena responds sharply to Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), objecting that Kṛṣṇa’s remarks sound unworthy or disparaging toward him. The exchange reflects Bhīma’s intense temperament and the strain between restraint/diplomacy and the urge for decisive action.