Shloka 19

बक-राक्षसस्य आह्वानम् तथा वृक्षयुद्धम्

Summons of Baka and the Tree-Weapon Engagement

Devanagari script

स तत्र पीत्वा पानीयं स्नात्वा च भरतर्षभ । तेषामर्थे च जग्राह भ्रातृणां भ्रातृवत्सल: । उत्तरीयेण पानीयमानयामास भारत,भरतश्रेष्ठ! वहाँ पानी पीकर स्नान कर लेनेके पश्चात्‌ भाइयोंपर स्नेह रखनेवाले भीम उनके लिये भी चादरमें पानी ले आये

Transliteration

sa tatra pītvā pānīyaṃ snātvā ca bharatarṣabha | teṣām arthe ca jagrāha bhrātṝṇāṃ bhrātṛvatsalaḥ || uttarīyeṇa pānīyam ānayāmāsa bhārata ||

Translation

ఓ భరతశ్రేష్ఠా! అక్కడ నీరు త్రాగి స్నానం చేసిన తరువాత, సోదరులపై అపార స్నేహమున్న భీముడు వారి కోసం కూడా నీటిని తీసుకొని, తన ఉత్తరీయములో మోసుకొని తెచ్చెను.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• पानीयम्: water (drinkable water)
• पानीयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (स्नाति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अर्थे: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• जग्राह: took/accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Perfect (narrative past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भ्रातॄणाम्: of (his) brothers
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भ्रातृवत्सलः: affectionate toward (his) brothers
• भ्रातृवत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रातृ-वत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśaṃpāyana)
• भरतर्षभ / भारत (address to Janamejaya)
• भीम (Bhīma)
• भ्रातृ (the brothers)
• पानीय (water)
• उत्तरीय (upper garment/cloak)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharma within family life: genuine affection is shown through service. Bhīma’s brotherly love is not merely emotional but expressed as responsible action—securing water for his brothers after attending to his own needs.

What is happening in the narrative?

After drinking and bathing at a water source, Bhīma collects water for his brothers and carries it in his upper garment, while Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates the event to Janamejaya.