Shloka 2
गन्धमादन-हिमवत्प्रयाणे युधिष्ठिर-भीमसंवादः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Bhīma Dialogue on the Gandhamādana–Himavat Ascent
संनिवर्तय कौन्तेय क्षुत्पिपासे बलाश्रयात् । ततो बलं च दाक्ष्यं च संश्रयस्व वृकोदर,वृकोदर! तुम बलका आश्रय लेकर अपनी भूख-प्यास मिटा दो। फिर शारीरिक शक्ति और चतुरताका सहारा लो
saṁnivartaya kaunteya kṣutpipāse balāśrayāt | tato balaṁ ca dākṣyaṁ ca saṁśrayasva vṛkodara ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O anak ni Kuntī, una’y umurong muna sa bigat ng pagsisikap na ito at pawiin ang gutom at uhaw sa pag-asa sa lakas—sa pagtiyak ng pagkain at inumin. Pagkaraan, O Vṛkodara, umasa ka sa lakas ng katawan at sa husay na praktikal. Ang pagtitiis at matalinong pagsisikap ay dapat sumunod sa pag-aalaga sa katawan, hindi mauna rito.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustenance and stability come first: one should address basic needs like hunger and thirst, and only then depend on strength and skill for effective action. The verse frames practical self-care as part of disciplined, ethical conduct.
Yudhiṣṭhira counsels Bhīma (addressed as Kaunteya and Vṛkodara) to pause and restore himself—relieve hunger and thirst—so that his subsequent effort can be grounded in real strength and competent strategy rather than depleted impulse.