Shloka 25

Devanagari script

विराट उवाच अहं खल्वपि संग्रामे शत्रूणां वशमागत: । मोक्षितो भीमसेनेन गावश्चापि जितास्तथा,विराट बोले--बेटा! मैं भी त्रिग्तोके साथ होनेवाले संग्राममें शत्रुओंके वशीभूत हो गया था, किंतु भीमसेनने मुझे छुड़ाया और हमारी सब गौओंको भी जीता

Transliteration

virāṭa uvāca | ahaṃ khalv api saṅgrāme śatrūṇāṃ vaśam āgataḥ | mokṣito bhīmasenena gāvaś cāpi jitās tathā ||

Translation

విరాటుడు పలికెను—బాలకా! యుద్ధంలో నేనూ శత్రువుల వశమయ్యాను; కాని భీమసేనుడు నన్ను విడిపించాడు, మా గోవులను కూడా జయించి తిరిగి తెచ్చాడు।

Word by Word

• विराटः: Virata
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• खलु: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शत्रूणाम्: of the enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वशम्: control/power
• वशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगतः: having come/come into (i.e., fallen into)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used in active sense here)

• मोक्षितः: released/freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मोक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• भीमसेनेन: by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• जिताः: won/recovered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

विराट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Virāṭa
• Bhīmasena
• śatravaḥ (enemies)
• gāvaḥ (cattle/cows)
• saṅgrāma (battle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king acknowledges dependence on righteous strength: gratitude and humility are virtues, and protecting subjects’ wealth—especially cattle, a key livelihood—is part of royal dharma. Valor is shown not only in victory but in rescuing the vulnerable and restoring what was taken.

What is happening in the narrative?

Virāṭa recalls that during a battle he was overpowered by enemies, but Bhīmasena freed him and recovered their cattle. The statement highlights Bhīma’s decisive role in turning defeat into safety and restitution.