Shloka 25

Devanagari script

शीतस्यामृतकल्पस्य दिव्यगन्धरसस्य च । अतर्पयत्‌ ततः पार्थ: शीतया जलधारया

Transliteration

śītasyāmṛtakalpasya divyagandharasasya ca | atarpayat tataḥ pārthaḥ śītayā jaladhārayā ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan nito, pinawi ni Pārtha ang uhaw at pagod niya sa pamamagitan ng pagbuhos ng malamig na agos ng tubig—tubig na tila nektar sa lamig, at wari’y may banal na halimuyak at lasa. Ipinapakita ng tagpong ito ang sandaling makatao sa gitna ng karahasan ng digmaan, kung saan magkasabay na nananatili ang habag at tungkulin sa larangan.

Word by Word

• शीतस्य: of cold
• शीतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अमृतकल्पस्य: of nectar-like
• अमृतकल्पस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृतकल्प
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दिव्यगन्धरसस्य: of (having) divine fragrance and taste
• दिव्यगन्धरसस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्यगन्धरस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अतर्पयत्: satisfied / refreshed
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीतया: with cold (water)
• शीतया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• जलधारया: with a stream of water
• जलधारया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधारा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• jala-dhārā (stream of water)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, dharma includes humane conduct: offering relief, refreshment, and dignity to the suffering. The verse highlights compassion as a complementary virtue to martial duty, not its negation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Pārtha (Arjuna) pouring a cool stream of water that feels nectar-like and divinely fragrant/tasty, thereby refreshing and satisfying the person being addressed in the surrounding passage.