Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 160 Shloka 24 - Mahabharata | Tagalog | Vedapath

Vyasa

Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पीयमाने तु सर्वस्मिंस्तोयेडपि सलिलेश्वर: । सुहृद्धिर्भिक्षमाणो 5पि नैवामुज्चत तां तदा,“जब सारा जल पीया जाने लगा, तब सुहृदोंने जलेश्वर वरुणसे प्रार्थना की तो भी वे भद्राको न छोड़ सके

Transliteration

pīyamāne tu sarvasmiṃs toye 'pi salileśvaraḥ | suhṛdbhir bhikṣamāṇo 'pi naivāmucata tāṃ tadā ||

Translation

Nang ang lahat ng tubig ay unti-unting nauubos sa pag-inom, maging si Varuṇa—panginoon ng mga tubig—kahit taimtim na pinakiusapan ng mga kaibigang may mabuting hangarin, ay hindi pa rin siya pinalaya noon.

Word by Word

पीयमानेwhile being drunk/consumed

तुbut/indeed

सर्वस्मिन्in everything/when all (was)

तोयेin the water

अपिeven/also

सलिलेश्वरःthe lord of waters (Varuṇa)

सुहृद्भिःby friends/well-wishers

भिक्षमाणःbegging/imploring

अपिeven/also

नnot

एवindeed/at all

अमुच्यतwas released/let go

ताम्her/that (woman)

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Varuṇa (Salileśvara, lord of waters)

Suhṛd (well-wishing friends)

Bhadrā (as indicated by the Hindi gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between rightful appeal and uncompromising authority: even sincere collective entreaty may fail against a powerful holder of control, thereby forcing a deeper consideration of what action is justified when persuasion and request do not work.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the waters are being drained/consumed, Varuṇa—identified as the lord of waters—is approached and implored by well-wishers, yet he still refuses to release the woman referred to (Bhadrā per the accompanying gloss), maintaining his hold despite the worsening situation.