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Shloka 21

Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)

फलानि वृक्षमारुह् विचिन्वन्ति च ते तदा । तदा पादप्रहारेण भीम: कम्पयते द्रुमान्‌,जब कौरव वृक्षपर चढ़कर फल तोड़ने लगते, तब भीमसेन पैरसे ठोकर मारकर उन पेड़ोंको हिला देते थे

phalāni vṛkṣam āruhya vicinvanti ca te tadā | tadā pādaprahāreṇa bhīmaḥ kampayate drumān |

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi họ trèo lên cây và bắt đầu hái quả, ngay lúc ấy Bhīma dùng chân đá vào thân cây làm cây rung chuyển. Trong cảnh này, sức mạnh của Bhīma trở thành công cụ hăm dọa và trò đùa thô bạo, cho thấy sự căng thẳng và ganh đua đang lớn dần giữa các vương tử—một dấu hiệu sớm của sự lệch lạc đạo lý rồi sẽ kết cứng thành thù địch công khai.

फलानिfruits
फलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वृक्षम्tree
वृक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आरुह्यhaving climbed (up)
आरुह्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रुह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable
विचिन्वन्तिthey gather / pick
विचिन्वन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चि
FormLat (Present), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तेthey (those people)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
पाद-प्रहारेणby a kick (blow of the foot)
पाद-प्रहारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपादप्रहार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कम्पयतेshakes / causes to tremble
कम्पयते:
TypeVerb
Rootकम्प्
FormLat (Present), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular
द्रुमान्trees
द्रुमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīma
K
Kauravas
T
trees
F
fruits

Educational Q&A

Unchecked strength used to harass others becomes a seed of lasting enmity; the passage hints that ethical restraint (dama) should govern power, otherwise small acts of intimidation accumulate into major conflict.

As the Kaurava princes climb trees to pluck fruits, Bhīma kicks the trees so they shake, disturbing them and asserting dominance through physical force.