Shloka 9

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

Devanagari script

सो<विषद्वतमं मत्वा कौन्तेयं पर्वतेश्वर: । उपावर्तत दुर्थर्षो रत्नान्यादाय सर्वश:,कुन्तीकुमारको असहा मानकर दुर्धर्ष वीर पर्वतराज बृहन्त युद्धसे हट गये और सब प्रकारके रत्नोंकी भेंट लेकर उनकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुए

Transliteration

so ’viṣādvatamaṁ matvā kaunteyaṁ parvateśvaraḥ | upāvartata durdharṣo ratnāny ādāya sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Признав сына Кунти совершенно непреклонным, владыка горы — непобедимый в силе — отступил от битвы; и, собрав драгоценные камни всех видов, выступил вперёд, чтобы поднести их в знак служения.

Word by Word

सःhe

अविषद्वतमम्the most intolerable/most unbearable

मत्वाhaving thought/considered

कौन्तेयम्Kunti's son (Kunteya)

पर्वतेश्वरःlord of the mountains

उपावर्ततreturned/withdrew

दुर्धर्षःunassailable, hard to overcome

रत्नानिgems, jewels

आदायhaving taken

सर्वशःin every way; altogether

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)

Parvateśvara (lord of the mountain)

Ratnāni (gems/precious objects)

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?

Steadfastness in a rightful aim can command respect even from the powerful; when further violence is pointless, choosing restraint and making amends through respectful offering is ethically superior to stubborn aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

The mountain-lord recognizes the Kaunteya’s unshakable resolve, withdraws from the confrontation, and returns bearing various gems as an offering of service/appeasement.