Mahabharata 3.147.12 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 147, Shloka 12
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
ददृशु: सर्वभूतानि महाबाणधनुर्धरम् न ग्लानिर्न च वैक्लव्यं न भयं न च सम्भ्रम:
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni mahābāṇadhanurdharam na glānir na ca vaiklavyaṁ na bhayaṁ na ca sambhramaḥ
ورآه جميع الكائنات—راميًا عظيمًا يحمل قوسًا وسهامًا جسامًا. ولم يكن فيه إعياء، ولا وهنُ قلب، ولا خوف، ولا اضطراب.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical ideal of inner steadiness: true strength is shown not only by martial capability but by freedom from fatigue, fear, and mental agitation—qualities expected of a dharmic hero.
The narrator describes how all beings witness a formidable archer armed with great arrows and a bow, and emphasizes his unshaken composure—no weariness, no discouragement, no fear, and no confusion—marking him as extraordinary in presence and resolve.
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