Shloka 19

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 21 — Kīcaka’s clandestine approach and Bhīma’s covert intervention (नर्तनागारे कीचकवध-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

किमुक्तेन व्यतीतेन भीमसेन महाबल । प्रत्युपस्थितकालस्य कार्यस्यानन्तरो भव,महाबली भीमसेन! अब बीती बातोंको दुहरानेसे क्या लाभ? इस समय जिसका अवसर उपस्थित है, उस कार्यके लिये तैयार हो जाओ

Transliteration

kim uktēna vyatītena, Bhīmasena mahābala | pratyupasthita-kālasya kāryasyānantaro bhava ||

Translation

“Apa gunanya mengulang kata tentang hal yang telah berlalu, wahai Bhīmasena yang perkasa? Saat untuk bertindak kini telah tiba—bersedialah segera untuk tugas yang menanti di hadapan kita.”

Word by Word

किम्what (use/benefit)

उक्तेनby what is said / by speaking

व्यतीतेनby what is past

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

महाबलO mighty-strong one

प्रत्युपस्थितकालस्यof the time that has now arrived / opportune

कार्यस्यof the task/duty

अनन्तरःready/close at hand; immediately following (i.e., prompt)

भवbe (become)

महाबलीO very mighty one

भीमसेनO Bhimasena

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

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

What is the core teaching?

Do not waste energy revisiting what cannot be changed; when the proper moment arrives, one should act promptly and decisively in accordance with duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Virāṭa episode, a speaker addresses Bhīma, urging him to stop rehashing past events and to prepare immediately for the urgent task at hand, emphasizing readiness and timely action.