Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यथा च भीमो व्रजति तन्मे निगदत: शृणु । बाह्वोर्बले नास्ति समो ममेति भरतर्षभ,अब भीमसेन जिस प्रकार चल रहे हैं, उसका रहस्य बताता हूँ, सुनिये! भरतश्रेष्ठ! उन्हें इस बातका अभिमान है कि बाहुबलमें मेरे समान दूसरा कोई नहीं है

Transliteration

yathā ca bhīmo vrajati tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu | bāhvor bale nāsti samo mameti bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vidura nói: “Hãy nghe ta nói về cách Bhīma đang tiến bước. Hỡi bậc tráng sĩ trong dòng Bhārata, chàng đi với niềm kiêu hãnh rằng về sức mạnh đôi tay, không ai sánh kịp mình.”

Word by Word

यथाas, in the manner that

चand

भीमःBhima

व्रजतिgoes, proceeds, walks

तत्that (fact/manner)

मेof me, my

निगदतःof (me) telling, as I relate

शृणुhear, listen

बाह्वोःin (his) two arms; in arm-strength

बलेin strength

नnot

अस्तिis, exists

समःequal

ममto me / of me

इतिthus (quotative)

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Bhima (Bhimasena)

Bharatarshabha (addressed person, likely Dhritarashtra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how pride in physical power can shape one’s conduct; Vidura’s framing invites the listener to understand Bhīma’s mindset and the ethical risks of acting from self-assured superiority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura describes Bhīma’s manner of moving/acting, explaining that Bhīma proceeds with the belief that no one equals him in arm-strength, thereby interpreting Bhīma’s behavior for the addressed elder in the royal assembly context.