Shloka 8

कामीकवन-समागमः

Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्येवंवादिनं वीर भीममक्लिष्टकारिणम्‌ भोगेन महता गृहा समन्तात्‌ पर्यवेष्टयत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! ऐसी बातें करनेवाले वीरवर भीमसेनको, जो अनायास ही महान्‌ पराक्रम कर दिखानेवाले थे, उस अजगरने अपने विशाल शरीरसे जकड़कर चारों ओरसे लपेट लिया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ityevaṃ-vādinaṃ vīraṃ bhīmam akliṣṭa-kāriṇam | bhogena mahatā gṛhā samantāt paryaveṣṭayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó Janamejaya, enquanto Bhīma —o herói de feitos fáceis e incansáveis— falava assim, a píton enlaçou-o com seu corpo enorme, envolvendo-o e apertando-o por todos os lados.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

इतिthus

एवम्in this manner

वादिनम्one who was speaking

वीरO hero

भीमम्Bhīma

अक्लिष्टकारिणम्one who acts without strain; unwearied doer

भोगेनwith (its) coil/body

महतāgreat, huge

गृहाhouses/dwellings

समन्तात्on all sides

पर्यवेष्टयत्wrapped/encircled

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Ajagara (python/serpent)

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?

Physical power alone is not sovereign: even a hero famed for effortless prowess can be checked by circumstances. The scene prepares for reflection on humility, self-control, and the limits of mere strength within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Bhīma speaks, a massive python (ajagara) coils its body around him and constricts him from all sides, physically restraining the Pandava hero and escalating the danger in the forest episode.