Shloka 25

Devanagari script

शीतस्यामृतकल्पस्य दिव्यगन्धरसस्य च । अतर्पयत्‌ ततः पार्थ: शीतया जलधारया

Transliteration

śītasyāmṛtakalpasya divyagandharasasya ca | atarpayat tataḥ pārthaḥ śītayā jaladhārayā ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Então Pārtha o reanimou e saciou derramando uma corrente de água fresca—água cujo frio parecia néctar, e que parecia dotada de fragrância e sabor divinos. A cena ressalta um momento de cuidado humano em meio à violência da guerra, onde compaixão e dever coexistem no campo de batalha.

Word by Word

शीतस्यof cold

अमृतकल्पस्यof nectar-like

दिव्यगन्धरसस्यof (having) divine fragrance and taste

चand

अतर्पयत्satisfied / refreshed

ततःthen / thereafter

पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)

शीतयाwith cold (water)

जलधारयाwith a stream of water

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

jala-dhārā (stream of water)

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?

Even in war, dharma includes humane conduct: offering relief, refreshment, and dignity to the suffering. The verse highlights compassion as a complementary virtue to martial duty, not its negation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Pārtha (Arjuna) pouring a cool stream of water that feels nectar-like and divinely fragrant/tasty, thereby refreshing and satisfying the person being addressed in the surrounding passage.