Shloka 14

द्रौपदीश्रमः तथा घटोत्कचस्मरणम्

Draupadī’s Exhaustion and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

ततः कार्मुकमादाय भीमसेनो महाबल: । कृष्णामादाय संगम्य तस्थावाश्रित्य पादपम्‌,उस समय महाबली भीमसेन हाथमें धनुष लिये द्रौपदीको अपने साथ रखकर एक वृक्षके सहारे खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

tataḥ kārmukam ādāya bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | kṛṣṇām ādāya saṅgamya tasthāv āśritya pādapam ||

Translation

అప్పుడు మహాబలుడు భీమసేనుడు ధనుస్సు ఎత్తుకొని, కృష్ణా (ద్రౌపది)ని తన సమీపంలో ఉంచి, ఒక వృక్షాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి ధైర్యంగా నిలిచెను।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

कार्मुकम्bow

आदायhaving taken

भीमसेनःBhimasena

महाबलःmighty-strong

कृष्णाम्Krishna (Draupadi)

आदायhaving taken

संगम्यhaving gone/come together, having approached

तस्थौstood

आश्रित्यhaving resorted to, leaning on

पादपम्tree

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

kārmuka (bow)

pādapa (tree)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength is shown not merely in aggression but in protective vigilance: Bhīma’s readiness with the bow while keeping Draupadī close models kṣatriya-dharma—guarding those under one’s care and standing firm in danger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma takes up his bow, gathers Draupadī to his side, and positions himself by a tree, prepared to respond to any threat while ensuring her safety.