Shloka 7

Bhīma–Draupadī Saṃvāda on Restraint, Protection, and the Kīcaka Threat

Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 20

Devanagari script

न देवस्यातिभारो<स्ति न चैवास्यातिवर्तनम्‌ | इति चाप्यागमं भूयो दैवस्य प्रतिपालये,अतः दैवके लिये कुछ भी दुष्कर नहीं है। दैवके विधानको लाँघ जाना भी असम्भव है। इसलिये मैं दैवकी प्रधानता बतानेवाले शास्त्र-वचनोंका पालन करती--उन्हें आदर देती हूँ

Transliteration

na devasyātibhāro 'sti na caivāsyātivartanam | iti cāpyāgamaṃ bhūyo daivasya pratipālaye ||

Translation

దైవానికి అతిభారం అనే దేమీ లేదు; దాని విధానాన్ని అతిక్రమించడమూ అసాధ్యం. అందుచేత పరంపరగా వచ్చిన శాస్త్రవచనాన్ని మళ్లీ స్మరించి, నేను దైవవిధి యొక్క ప్రాధాన్యాన్ని అనుసరిస్తూ గౌరవిస్తాను.

Word by Word

{'na''not', 'devasya': 'of the god

of the divine (hereof daiva, destiny/divine ordinance)', 'atibhāraḥ': 'excessive burden

an unbearable load', 'asti''is

exists', 'ca''and', 'eva': 'indeed

just', 'asya''of it/this (referring to daiva/divine ordinance)', 'ativartanam': 'overstepping

going beyond', 'iti''thus', 'api': 'also

even', 'āgamam''authoritative tradition

received teaching', 'bhūyaḥ''again

once more', 'daivasya''of fate/destiny

of the divine ordinance', 'pratipālaye''I follow

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Daiva (destiny/divine ordinance)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That the divine ordinance (daiva) is irresistible: nothing is too difficult for it, and it cannot be overstepped; therefore one should respect and align oneself with the authoritative tradition that affirms its supremacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, articulates a reflection on the power of fate/divine dispensation, framing events as governed by daiva and indicating adherence to traditional/scriptural teaching about its primacy.