Mahabharata · 1.142.31–32
॥
Devanāgarī
हिडिम्बं निहतं दृष्ट्वा संहृष्टास् ते तरस्विनः ॥
अपूजयन् नरव्याघ्रं भीमसेनम् अरिंदमम् ॥
अभिपूज्य महात्मानं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥
पुनर् एवार्जुनो वाक्यम् उवाचेदं वृकोदरम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
hiḍimbaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃhṛṣṭās te tarasvinaḥ ||
apūjayan naravyāghraṃ bhīmasenam ariṃdamam ||
abhipūjya mahātmānaṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam ||
punar evārjuno vākyam uvācedaṃ vṛkodaram ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
हिडिम्बं निहतं दृष्ट्वा संहृष्टाः ते तरस्विनःhiḍimbaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃhṛṣṭāḥ te tarasvinaḥseeing Hidimba slain, those swift heroes rejoiced
अपूजयन् नरव्याघ्रं भीमसेनम् अरिंदमम्apūjayan naravyāghraṃ bhīmasenam ariṃdamamand honored the tiger-man Bhimasena, tamer of foes;
अभिपूज्य महात्मानं भीमं भीमपराक्रमम्abhipūjya mahātmānaṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramamhaving honored the great-souled Bhima, formidable in valor,
पुनः एव अर्जुनः वाक्यम् उवाच इदं वृकोदरम्punaḥ eva arjunaḥ vākyam uvāca idaṃ vṛkodaramagain Arjuna spoke this word to Vrikodara:
संहृष्टास्saṃhṛṣṭāsoriginal form "saṃhṛṣṭās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवार्जुनोevārjunooriginal form "evārjuno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचेदंuvācedaṃoriginal form "uvācedaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Seeing Hidimba slain, those swift heroes, filled with joy, honored the tiger-man Bhimasena, tamer of foes. And having honored the great-souled Bhima, formidable in valor, Arjuna again spoke this word to Vrikodara."
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Here the brothers pay honor to the one who accomplished the feat. It is significant that they "honor" Bhima: a good family does not take merit for granted but exalts the one who has shielded them all. Gratitude is an adornment of kinship -- one brother's feat is met not with envy but with joy and honor. Thus the verse shows the Pandavas' harmony even in the hour of triumph: each rejoices in his brother's glory as in his own; and from this mutual honoring their unbreakable unity grows.