Shloka 5
धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Rājadharma and Bala
Devanagari script
भीमश्च सर्वदुःखानि संस्मृत्य बहुलान्युत । कृच्छादिव महाबाहुरनुजज्ञे विनि:श्वसन्
Transliteration
bhīmaś ca sarvaduḥkhāni saṃsmṛtya bahulāny uta | kṛcchrād iva mahābāhur anujajñe viniḥśvasan ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：于是，臂力无双的毗摩忆起他们曾经忍受的种种苦难，长叹一声，仿佛极其艰难地，才同意将财物施与他人。
Word by Word
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्व-दुःखानिall sorrows
सर्व-दुःखानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
संस्मृत्यhaving remembered
संस्मृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + स्मृ
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
बहुलानिmany, numerous
बहुलानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उतalso/indeed
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
कृच्छात्with difficulty; from hardship
कृच्छात्:
TypeNoun
Rootकृच्छ
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनुजज्ञेgave permission; consented
अनुजज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + ज्ञा
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
विनिःश्वसन्sighing; breathing out deeply
विनिःश्वसन्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + नि: + श्वस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśaṃpāyana)भ
भीम / भीमसेन (Bhīma/Bhīmasena)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
Even when weighed down by remembered suffering, one may still uphold dharma—here expressed as consenting to rightful giving (dāna). The verse highlights moral resolve that persists despite grief and inner resistance.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Bhīma, after recalling numerous past hardships, sighs deeply and—only with difficulty—agrees to the proposed act of giving wealth, indicating emotional strain in the post-conflict setting.