Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तस्मादाशड्कमानोऊ<हं वृकोदर मतिं तव । गदत: क्लीबया वाचा तेजस्ते समदीदिपम्‌

Transliteration

tasmād āśaṅkamāno ’haṃ vṛkodara matiṃ tava | gadataḥ klībayā vācā tejaste samadīdipam ||

Translation

కాబట్టి, ఓ వృకోదరా, నీ సంకల్పంపై నాకు సందేహం లేదు. నీవు భయపడినట్లుగా మాటలాడినా, నీ అంతరాగ్ని జ్వలిస్తోంది—నీ వీర్యం స్పష్టంగా ప్రకాశిస్తోంది.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• आशङ्कमानः: suspecting/fearing
• आशङ्कमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-शङ्क्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular, शानच् (present active participle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• वृकोदर: O Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• मतिम्: intention/mind
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: common, genitive, singular

• गदतः: of (you) speaking/saying
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• क्लीबया: with cowardly/impotent
• क्लीबया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लीब
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• वाचा: speech/words
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• तेजः: splendor/energy
• तेजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: common, genitive, singular

• समदीदिपम्: kindled/caused to blaze
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + दीदिप् (दीप्)
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīma highlights that true valor (tejas) is measured by inner resolve and readiness to act, not merely by the tone of one’s words; even seemingly mild speech can conceal unwavering courage.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Bhīma addresses ‘Vṛkodara’ and reassures him that he does not doubt his intention; despite words that may sound hesitant, his heroic energy is visibly aflame.