Shloka 2
भीम उवाच को भवान् कि निमित्तं वा वानरं वपुरास्थित: । ब्राह्मणानन्तरो वर्ण: क्षत्रियस्त्वां तु पृष्छति,भीमसेनने पूछा--आप कौन हैं? और किसलिये वानरका रूप धारण कर रखा है? मैं ब्राह्मणके बादका वर्ण--क्षत्रिय हूँ, और मैं आपसे आपका परिचय पूछता हूँ
bhīma uvāca: ko bhavān? ki-nimittaṃ vā vānaraṃ vapur āsthitaḥ? brāhmaṇānantaro varṇaḥ kṣatriyas tvāṃ tu pṛcchati.
Bhīma sprach: „Wer bist du, und aus welchem Grund hast du den Leib eines Affen angenommen? Ich bin ein Kshatriya—der Stand, der auf die Brahmanen folgt—und ich frage dich, wer du bist.“
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models disciplined inquiry: even a powerful warrior approaches an unknown being with respectful questioning, grounding the encounter in dharma and social responsibility rather than aggression.
In the forest episode, Bhima meets a mysterious figure in a monkey’s form and challenges him with questions—asking his identity and purpose—while identifying himself as a Kshatriya who has the duty to investigate such a situation.