Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 14

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)

Devanagari script

भीमसेन उवाच अहमेनं परित्रास्ये शासनात्‌ तव पार्थिव । पश्य मे सुमहत्‌ कर्म युध्यतः सह शत्रुभि:

Transliteration

bhīmasena uvāca | aham enaṃ paritrāsye śāsanāt tava pārthiva | paśya me sumahat karma yudhyataḥ saha śatrubhiḥ ||

Translation

Bhīmasena nói: “Tâu Đại vương, theo mệnh lệnh của Người, ta sẽ cứu ông ấy khỏi tay Suśarmā. Hôm nay, xin Người hãy chứng kiến việc lớn và uy lực của ta, khi Người giao chiến cùng quân thù.”

Word by Word

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परित्रास्ये: I will rescue / deliver
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस्
• Form: Simple Future (Lṛṭ), First, Singular

• शासनात्: from (your) command/authority; by reason of the order
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पार्थिव: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पश्य: see
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Singular

• मे: my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युध्यतः: of (you) fighting / while you fight
• युध्यतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• शत्रुभिः: with enemies
• शत्रुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Pārthiva (the king addressed, i.e., Virāṭa)
• Suśarmā
• Śatravaḥ (enemies)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in action: a warrior’s strength is ethically directed toward protection and rescue, carried out with disciplined obedience to a legitimate command rather than personal impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma addresses King Virāṭa, promising—on the king’s order—to free the captive (implied) from Suśarmā’s control, and invites the king to witness his great martial exploit amid the ongoing conflict with the enemies.