Shloka 17

Gāndhārī’s Petition for a Vision of the Departed (गान्धार्याः प्रार्थना—दिव्यदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

भीम पर्यप्रुहि भयादिति चैवाभिवाशती

Transliteration

bhīma paryapruhi bhayād iti caivābhivāśatī

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Bhīma, hãy nói cho trọn—kể ta nghe tất cả.” Nói vậy rồi, bà bật kêu lên vì sợ hãi, giọng vỡ ra dưới sức nặng của kinh hoàng và mơ hồ bất định.

Word by Word

• भीम: O Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पर्यप्रुहि: ask (fully), inquire
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रुह् (प्रूह्/प्रुह्) with prefix परि
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भयात्: from fear, out of fear
• भयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• इति: thus, saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभिवाशती: she cries out to / calls out to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाश् (वाś्) with prefix अभि
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the most steadfast must seek clarity in crisis: dharma requires truthful, complete communication, especially when fear and grief threaten judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the tense atmosphere of the Āśramavāsika episode, Yudhiṣṭhira urgently presses Bhīma to report fully, while a woman nearby cries out in fear, signaling alarm and emotional upheaval.