Shloka 16
पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — वानराणां प्लवन-पराक्रम-निरूपणम्
Assessment of the Vanaras’ Leaping Capacity; Jambavan Motivates Hanuman
स इदानीमहं वृद्धः प्लवने मन्दविक्रमः।यौवने च तदाऽसीन्मे बलमप्रतिमं परैः।।।।
sa idānīm ahaṃ vṛddhaḥ plavane manda-vikramaḥ |
yauvane ca tadā āsīn me balam apratimaṃ paraiḥ ||
কিন্তু এখন আমি বৃদ্ধ; লাফিয়ে চলার শক্তি মন্দ হয়েছে। যৌবনে তখন আমার বল অন্যদের তুলনায় অতুলনীয় ছিল।
'Having grown old I do not have the same courage. In my youth my prowess was incomparable and none could excel me.
FAQs
Satya with self-restraint: dharma requires acknowledging decline and not letting past glory distort present duty-planning.
He contrasts his reduced present capacity with his unmatched youthful power.
Humility grounded in truth: recognition of time’s effect without bitterness or denial.