Shloka 2

Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163

Devanagari script

ध्रुवमेष्यति भीमो5यं निहत्य पुरुषादकम्‌ | सर्वथा ब्राह्मणस्यार्थे यदनुक्रोशवत्यसि,निश्चय ही भीमसेन उस राक्षसको मारकर लौट आयेंगे; क्योंकि आप सर्वथा ब्राह्मणकी रक्षाके लिये ही उसपर इतनी दयालु हुई हैं

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

Dhruvam eṣyati bhīmo ’yaṃ nihatya puruṣādakam |

Sarvathā brāhmaṇasyārthe yad anukrośavaty asi ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Chắc chắn Bhīma sẽ trở về sau khi giết tên rākṣasa ăn thịt người ấy. Bởi lòng thương của mẹ hoàn toàn hướng về lợi ích và sự che chở cho bà-la-môn.”

Word by Word

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• एष्यति: will come/return
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (एष्)
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• निहत्य: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), having killed

• पुरुषादकम्: man-eater (rakshasa)
• पुरुषादकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषादक
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• सर्वथा: in every way; entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• अर्थे: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

• यत्: because/that (which)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular (correlative to तत् understood)

• अनुक्रोशवती: compassionate
• अनुक्रोशवती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुक्रोशवत्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (laṭ), 2nd person, singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• puruṣādaka rākṣasa (man-eating demon)
• brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma through two complementary virtues: the kṣatriya’s duty to remove violent threats (Bhīma slaying the man-eater) and compassionate concern for the brāhmaṇa’s safety. Courage and compassion are presented as aligned when directed toward protecting the innocent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira reassures a compassionate interlocutor that Bhīma will certainly return after killing the man-eating rākṣasa. He explains that her concern is fundamentally for the brāhmaṇa’s welfare, framing the impending act of violence as protective and ethically motivated.