Shloka 5

Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

सो<भ्युपेत्य तदा पार्थों मातरं भ्रातृवत्सल: | अभिवाद्याब्रवीत्‌ कुन्तीमम्ब भीम इहागत:,भाईपर स्नेह रखनेवाले कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिर उस समय माताके पास पहुँचकर उन्हें प्रणाम करके बोले--“माँ! भीमसेन यहाँ आया है क्या?”

Transliteration

so 'bhyupetya tadā pārtho mātaraṁ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ | abhivādyābravīt kuntīm amba bhīma iha āgataḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు సోదరస్నేహి పార్థుడు (యుధిష్ఠిరుడు) తల్లిదగ్గరకు వెళ్లాడు. కుంతీకి నమస్కరించి ఇలా అన్నాడు—“అమ్మా! భీముడు ఇక్కడికి వచ్చాడా?”

Word by Word

सःhe

अभ्युपेत्यhaving approached

तदाthen

पार्थःthe son of Pritha (Pārtha)

मातरम्mother

भ्रातृवत्सलःaffectionate towards (his) brother(s)

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

अब्रवीत्said

कुन्तीम्Kuntī

अम्बO mother!

भीमःBhīma

इहhere

आगतःcome/arrived

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Kuntī

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette within the family: approaching one’s mother with respect (abhivāda) and seeking her awareness before acting, reflecting humility, reverence, and responsible concern for a brother.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira (called Pārtha) goes to Kuntī, bows to her, and asks whether Bhīma has arrived there, indicating attention to family movements and possible urgency in events.