Shloka 15

Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda

Disclosure and Consolation

Devanagari script

धृष्टय्युम्नस्त्वभून्नेता पाण्डवानां महास्त्रवित्‌ । गुप्तो भीमेन मेधावी मित्रेण वरुणो यथा

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnas tv abhūn netā pāṇḍavānāṁ mahāstravit | gupto bhīmena medhāvī mitreṇa varuṇo yathā ||

Translation

పాండవుల సేనానాయకుడిగా మహాస్త్రవేత్త ధృష్టద్యుమ్నుడు అయ్యాడు. మిత్రుడు వరుణుని కాపాడినట్లు, మేధావి ధృష్టద్యుమ్నుని భీమసేనుడు కాపాడసాగాడు.

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अभूत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (simple past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नेता: leader/commander
• नेता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेतृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महास्त्रवित्: great knower of weapons
• महास्त्रवित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्त्रवित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुप्तः: protected/guarded
• गुप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मेधावी: wise/intelligent
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मित्रेण: by Mitra
• मित्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वरुणः: Varuna
• वरुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Mitra
• Varuṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Effective leadership in dharmic warfare depends not only on skill (mahāstravit) but also on loyal protection and cooperation among allies; the Mitra–Varuṇa comparison elevates guardianship and trust as ethical supports of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva describes the Pāṇḍava military arrangement: Dhṛṣṭadyumna serves as commander, renowned for weapon-knowledge, while Bhīma acts as his protector—likened to Mitra safeguarding Varuṇa.