Shloka 24
Adhyaya 11 — Draupadī’s Grief, Demand for Justice, and Bhīma’s Departure
Devanagari script
श्रुतं तत् सर्वलोकेषु परमव्यसने यथा । दीपो<भूस्त्वं हि पार्थानां नगरे वारणावते
Transliteration
śrutaṃ tat sarvalokeṣu paramavyasane yathā | dīpo 'bhūs tvaṃ hi pārthānāṃ nagare vāraṇāvate ||
Translation
ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਸਭ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਣੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪਰਮ ਵਿਪਤਾ ਦੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਵਾਰਣਾਵਤ ਨਗਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੂੰ ਪਾਰਥਾਂ ਲਈ ਦੀਵੇ ਵਾਂਗ ਬਣਿਆ ਸੀ।
Word by Word
श्रुतम्heard, was heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सर्वलोकेषुin all the worlds / among all people
सर्वलोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
परमव्यसनेin the greatest calamity
परमव्यसने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरमव्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
दीपःa lamp
दीपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभूःyou were/became
अभूः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
पार्थानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pṛthā)
पार्थानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
नगरेin the city
नगरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनगर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वारणावतेat Vāraṇāvata
वारणावते:
Adhikarana
TypeProperNoun
Rootवारणावत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)V
VāraṇāvataCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In extreme adversity, righteous leadership and timely counsel become a ‘lamp’—a moral and practical guide that preserves life and dharma; such protective action earns enduring renown.
Vaiśampāyana recalls a well-known earlier crisis at Vāraṇāvata, praising the addressed person as the one who guided and safeguarded the Pāṇḍavas when they faced a grave danger there.