Shloka 2

Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163

Devanagari script

ध्रुवमेष्यति भीमो5यं निहत्य पुरुषादकम्‌ | सर्वथा ब्राह्मणस्यार्थे यदनुक्रोशवत्यसि,निश्चय ही भीमसेन उस राक्षसको मारकर लौट आयेंगे; क्योंकि आप सर्वथा ब्राह्मणकी रक्षाके लिये ही उसपर इतनी दयालु हुई हैं

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

Dhruvam eṣyati bhīmo ’yaṃ nihatya puruṣādakam |

Sarvathā brāhmaṇasyārthe yad anukrośavaty asi ||

Translation

నిశ్చయంగా ఈ భీముడు ఆ నరభక్షక రాక్షసుణ్ని సంహరించి తిరిగి వస్తాడు; ఎందుకంటే నీ కరుణ అంతటా ఆ బ్రాహ్మణుని హితం, రక్షణ కోసమే నిలిచింది.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• एष्यति: will come/return
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (एष्)
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• निहत्य: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), having killed

• पुरुषादकम्: man-eater (rakshasa)
• पुरुषादकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषादक
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• सर्वथा: in every way; entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

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

• यत्: because/that (which)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular (correlative to तत् understood)

• अनुक्रोशवती: compassionate
• अनुक्रोशवती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुक्रोशवत्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (laṭ), 2nd person, singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• puruṣādaka rākṣasa (man-eating demon)
• brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma through two complementary virtues: the kṣatriya’s duty to remove violent threats (Bhīma slaying the man-eater) and compassionate concern for the brāhmaṇa’s safety. Courage and compassion are presented as aligned when directed toward protecting the innocent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira reassures a compassionate interlocutor that Bhīma will certainly return after killing the man-eating rākṣasa. He explains that her concern is fundamentally for the brāhmaṇa’s welfare, framing the impending act of violence as protective and ethically motivated.