Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

स कृष्यमाणो भीमेन कर्षमाणश्न पाण्डवम्‌ | समयुज्यत तीव्रेण क्लमेन पुरुषादक:,भीमसेन उस राक्षसको खींचते थे तथा राक्षस भीमसेनको खींच रहा था। इस खींचा- खींचीमें वह नरभक्षी राक्षस बहुत थक गया

Transliteration

sa kṛṣyamāṇo bhīmena karṣamāṇaś ca pāṇḍavam | samayujyata tīvreṇa klamena puruṣādakaḥ ||

Translation

భీమసేనుడు అతడిని లాగుతుండగా, రాక్షసుడు కూడా భీమసేనుడిని ప్రతిగా లాగుతున్నాడు; ఆ భీకరమైన లాగుడు-లాగుడులో ఆ నరభక్షక రాక్షసుడు తీవ్రమైన అలసటకు లోనయ్యాడు.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्यमाणः: being dragged
• कृष्यमाणः: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, Present

• भीमेन: by Bhima
• भीमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कर्षमाणः: dragging
• कर्षमाणः: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Parasmaipada (active participle), Present

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (Bhima)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समायुज्यत: became joined/was overcome (by)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + युज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• तीव्रेण: by intense
• तीव्रेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्लमेन: fatigue, exhaustion
• क्लमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पुरुषादकः: man-eater (rakshasa)
• पुरुषादकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषादक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Pāṇḍava
• Puruṣādaka rākṣasa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Predatory power (the man-eating rākṣasa) is not sustainable; when confronted by righteous, protective strength (Bhīma acting as a Pāṇḍava guardian), it collapses into exhaustion. The verse underscores endurance and resolve in defending dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma and a man-eating rākṣasa pull each other in a forceful struggle—each trying to drag the other. The rākṣasa, strained by the contest, becomes severely fatigued.