Shloka 33

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

द्रौपद्या वर्धयन्‌ हर्ष गदामादाय पाण्डव: । व्यपेतभयसम्मोह: शैलराज॑ समाश्रित:,पाण्डुनन्दन भीम गदा हाथमें लेकर द्रौपदीका हर्ष बढ़ाते हुए भय और घबराहट छोड़कर उस पर्वतराजपर चढ़ गये

Transliteration

Draupadyā vardhayan harṣaṃ gadām ādāya Pāṇḍavaḥ | vyapetabhaya-sammohaḥ śailarājaṃ samāśritaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Cầm lấy cây chùy, người Pāṇḍava (Bhīma) làm tăng niềm vui của Draupadī; gạt bỏ sợ hãi và mê muội, chàng leo lên và nương náu nơi vua của các ngọn núi. Khoảnh khắc ấy nêu bật lòng can đảm bền vững—sức mạnh được dẫn dắt bởi sự trấn an và che chở kẻ khốn cùng, chứ không phải bởi hoảng loạn.

Word by Word

द्रौपद्याःof Draupadī (for Draupadī’s sake / belonging to Draupadī)

वर्धयन्increasing

हर्षम्joy, delight

गदाम्mace

आदायhaving taken

पाण्डवःthe Pāṇḍava (Bhīma)

व्यपेत-भय-सम्मोहःone whose fear and bewilderment had departed

शैलराजम्the king of mountains

समाश्रितःhaving resorted to / having ascended (taken refuge on)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Draupadī

Bhīma (Pāṇḍava, Pāṇḍunandana)

gadā (mace)

śailarāja (king of mountains)

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?

Fear and confusion must be consciously cast off in moments of crisis; true strength is shown by protecting and reassuring others (here, Draupadī) while acting with steady resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma, taking up his mace, heartens Draupadī and, free from fear and panic, climbs onto a great mountain (the ‘king of mountains’), positioning himself for safety or confrontation.