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

毗湿摩波耶那说：那位般度之子（毗摩）执起铁杵，使德罗帕蒂心喜更增；他抛却恐惧与迷惘，攀上“群山之王”，在其上凭依而立。此刻彰显坚忍之勇——以安抚与护佑受难者为导向的力量，而非惊惶失措。

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.