Shloka 26

Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

हनूमानुवाच यत्‌ ते मम परिज्ञाने कौतूहलमरिंदम । तत्‌ सर्वमखिलेन त्वं शृणु पाण्डवनन्दन

Transliteration

hanūmān uvāca yat te mama parijñāne kautūhalam ariṃdama | tat sarvam akhilena tvaṃ śṛṇu pāṇḍavanandana ||

Translation

Hanumān sprach: „O Bezwinger der Feinde, da du neugierig bist auf das, was ich erkannt und verstanden habe, so höre alles in Gänze, o Freude der Pāṇḍavas; ich werde dir alles vollständig sagen.“

Word by Word

हनूमान्Hanuman

उवाचsaid

यत्that which

तेto you/your

ममof me/my

परिज्ञानेin (the matter of) knowing/recognizing

कौतूहलम्curiosity

अरिंदमO subduer of foes

तत्that

सर्वम्all

अखिलेनcompletely/in full

त्वम्you

शृणुlisten/hear

पाण्डवनन्दनO son of the Pandu (Pandava’s son)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Hanuman

Pāṇḍavanandana (a Pāṇḍava, contextually Bhīma)

Ariṃdama (epithet of the addressed hero)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models an ethical posture of learning and instruction: sincere curiosity is met with a promise of complete, orderly explanation. It highlights humility in inquiry and responsibility in teaching—knowledge should be shared fully and clearly when sought for understanding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Hanuman addresses a Pāṇḍava hero (commonly understood in this episode as Bhīma) who has expressed curiosity about Hanuman’s knowledge or experience. Hanuman invites him to listen and announces that he will relate everything in full, setting up a longer explanatory discourse.