Shloka 47

Devanagari script

शशंस तस्मै पाञज्चाली चिरयातं वृकोदरम्‌ | स प्रतस्थे महाबाहुर्धाम्पेन सहितो नृप:,द्रौपदीने उत्तर दिया--'उनको यहाँसे गये बहुत देर हो गयी“--यह सुनकर महाबाहु महाराज युधिष्छिर महर्षि धौम्यके साथ उनकी खोजके लिये चल दिये

Transliteration

śaśaṃsa tasmai pāñcālī cirayātaṃ vṛkodaram | sa pratasthe mahābāhur dhaumyena sahito nṛpaḥ |

Translation

毗舍波衍那说道：般遮罗女德劳帕蒂禀告他，弗利科达罗（毗摩）早已离去多时。闻此，臂力雄伟的国王由提施提罗便与仙人陀乌弥同行，出发寻觅——显出君王对亲族与同伴应尽的护持之责。

Word by Word

शशंसtold, reported

तस्मैto him

पाञ्चालीPañcālī (Draupadī)

चिरयातम्gone for a long time (long absent)

वृकोदरम्Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

सःhe

प्रतस्थेset out, departed

महाबाहुःmighty-armed

धौम्येनwith Dhaumya

सहितःaccompanied (together with)

नृपःthe king

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī (Pāñcālī)

Bhīma (Vṛkodara)

Yudhiṣṭhira

Dhaumya

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?

The verse highlights dharma in action: a leader does not remain passive when a companion is missing. Yudhiṣṭhira’s immediate decision to search—guided by a sage—models responsible kingship, care for family, and prudent action supported by counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī tells Yudhiṣṭhira that Bhīma left some time ago. On hearing this, Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by the family priest-sage Dhaumya, departs to look for Bhīma.