Mahabharata 3.147.73 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 147, Shloka 73
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
स लाडूलरवस्तस्य मत्तवारणनि:स्वनम् । अन्तर्धाय विचित्रेषु चचार गिरिसानुषु
sa lāḍūlaravas tasya mattavāraṇa-niḥsvanam | antardhāya vicitreṣu cacāra girisānuṣu ||
قال فايشامبايانا: ذلك الصوت الحادّ المتشقق—الأعلى حتى من نفير فيلٍ ثمل—بدا كأنه يختفي ثم ينتشر من جديد وهو يجري عبر الحوافّ والمنحدرات الجبلية العجيبة. هزّ الشواهق وتردّد صداه على القمم المتنوّعة.
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The verse highlights how power can be sensed through its effects even when its source is unseen: a reminder to read signs carefully in the wilderness of life, where hidden forces—fear, desire, or destiny—may move silently yet leave unmistakable traces.
A being or object (contextually already introduced) moves through the mountain terrain; it becomes hidden from view, yet its loud, crackling roar—surpassing even an intoxicated elephant’s trumpeting—echoes across the varied mountain slopes and peaks.
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