Shloka 383

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

याचते त्वां महाबाहो शमं गच्छ धनंजय । “शत्रुदमन महाबाहु धनंजय! यह तुम्हारे चरणोंमें सिर रखकर तुम्हें प्रसन्न करके तुमसे शान्तिके लिये याचना करता है। अब तुम शान्त हो जाओ

Transliteration

yācate tvāṃ mahābāho śamaṃ gaccha dhanaṃjaya |

Translation

毗舍摩波耶那说：“噢，臂力雄伟、摧敌的檀那阇耶！他向你乞求——请息怒，归于和平。”他以首伏于你足下，求你欢悦，并为和解而哀恳。

Word by Word

• याचते: asks/begs
• याचते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Lat, Parasmaipada, 3, Singular, Present

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शमम्: peace, calm
• शमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छ: go (attain)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Lot, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular, Imperative

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges śama—inner calm and the choice of peace—presenting restraint and reconciliation as ethically superior to persisting in anger or retaliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports an appeal addressed to Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), asking him to become pacified and accept peace, indicating a moment where someone seeks to avert further conflict through supplication.