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Shloka 14

भীমेन युधिष्ठिरस्य त्यागवृत्तेः प्रतिषेधः

Bhīma’s Rebuttal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Inclination

वयमेवात्र गहरा हि यद्‌ वयं मन्दचेतसम्‌ | त्वां राजन्ननुगच्छामो ज्येष्ठोडयमिति भारत,भरतवंशी नरेश! हमलोग ही यहाँ निन्दाके पात्र हैं कि आप-जैसे अल्पबुद्धि पुरुषको बड़ा भाई समझकर आपके पीछे-पीछे चलते हैं

vayamevātra garhā hi yad vayaṃ mandacetasam | tvāṃ rājann anugacchāmo jyeṣṭho ’yam iti bhārata ||

بھیم نے کہا—اے راجن! حقیقت میں یہاں ملامت کے مستحق ہم ہی ہیں کہ ہم کم فہمی میں یہ سمجھ کر کہ ‘یہ ہمارا بڑا بھائی ہے’ اے بھرتا! برابر تمہارے پیچھے پیچھے چلتے رہتے ہیں۔

वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
गर्हाःblameworthy (objects of censure)
गर्हाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगर्हा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यत्since/because (that)
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
मन्दचेतसम्one of dull understanding
मन्दचेतसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्दचेतस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अनुगच्छामःwe follow
अनुगच्छामः:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√गम्
FormPresent, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
ज्येष्ठःelder (brother)
ज्येष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीम उवाच

B
Bhima
T
the addressed king (rājan)
B
Bharata (dynastic epithet)

Educational Q&A

Mere seniority or formal status is not sufficient ground for obedience; followers share moral responsibility when they support an unwise leader. Ethical agency requires discernment, not blind deference.

Bhima speaks in a tone of sharp self-reproach, saying that he and others are at fault for continuing to follow the king simply because he is regarded as the elder brother, despite his poor judgment.