Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

स्थिता: समक्ष ते सर्वे त्वथ भीमो5भ्यभाषत

Transliteration

sthitāḥ samakṣa te sarve tv atha bhīmo 'bhyabhāṣata |

Translation

Khi tất cả đã đứng trước mặt nhà vua, Bhīma cất lời: “Tên Suśarmā tội lỗi ấy không đáng thoát khỏi tay ta mà còn sống; nhưng ta biết làm sao đây? Quân vương của chúng ta vốn luôn giàu lòng từ mẫn.”

Word by Word

• स्थिताः: having stood / standing
• स्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (स्था धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समक्ष: in the presence (of)
• समक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समक्ष

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but / then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Suśarmā
• the king (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a justified conflict, personal wrath is checked by dharma and the king’s compassionate policy; Bhīma’s impulse to punish is restrained by loyalty to righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the opponents are brought and stand before the king, Bhīma addresses the situation, expressing that Suśarmā deserves death for his wrongdoing, but acknowledges he cannot act freely because their king is consistently merciful.