Shloka 17

Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163

Devanagari script

ततो भीम: शनैर्भुक्त्वा तदन्नं पुरुषर्षभ: । वार्युपस्पृश्य संहृष्टस्तस्थी युधि महाबल:,तदनन्तर नरश्रेष्ठ महाबली भीमसेनने धीरे-धीरे वह सब अन्न खाकर, आचमन करके मुँह-हाथ धो लिये, फिर वे अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो युद्धके लिये डट गये

Transliteration

tato bhīmaḥ śanair bhuktvā tad-annaṁ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | vāry-upaspṛśya saṁhṛṣṭas tasthau yudhi mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

ต่อมา ภีมะผู้เป็นยอดแห่งบุรุษค่อย ๆ กินอาหารนั้นจนหมด แล้วทำอาจมนะ (จิบน้ำชำระกายตามพิธี) ด้วยใจยินดี จึงยืนมั่นพร้อมเข้าสู่ศึกด้วยกำลังอันยิ่งใหญ่

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

भीमःBhima

शनैःslowly, gradually

भुक्त्वाhaving eaten

तत्that

अन्नम्food

पुरुषर्षभःbull among men, best of men

वारिwater

उपस्पृश्यhaving sipped/touched (water) for purification (ācamana)

संहृष्टःdelighted, highly pleased

तस्थौstood, remained

युधिin battle

महाबलःvery strong, mighty

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

food (anna)

water (vāri) / ācamana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a martial setting, one should act with discipline and propriety: take what is needed without agitation, observe purification (ācamana), and then enter duty with a composed, resolute mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma finishes eating the provided food slowly, performs ācamana with water, feels invigorated, and then stands ready and firm for the impending fight.