Shloka 73
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
स लाडूलरवस्तस्य मत्तवारणनि:स्वनम् । अन्तर्धाय विचित्रेषु चचार गिरिसानुषु,पूँछके फटकारनेकी आवाजसे वह महान् पर्वत हिल उठा। उसके शिखर झूमते-से जान पड़े और वह सब ओरसे टूट-फ़ूटकर बिखरने लगा। वह शब्द मतवाले हाथीके चिग्धाड़ोेकी आवाजको भी दबाकर विचित्र पर्वत-शिखरोंपर चारों ओर फैल गया
sa lāḍūlaravas tasya mattavāraṇa-niḥsvanam | antardhāya vicitreṣu cacāra girisānuṣu ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The sharp, crackling sound it made—louder even than the trumpeting of an intoxicated elephant—seemed to vanish and then spread about as it moved through the wondrous mountain ridges and slopes. The noise shook the heights and echoed across the varied peaks.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.