Shloka 9
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
अभिप्रायं तु विज्ञाय महिष्या: पुरुषर्षभ: । प्रियाया: प्रियकाम: स प्रायाद् भीमो महाबल:,पुरुषशिरोमणि महाबली भीम अपनी प्यारी रानीके मनोभावको जानकर उसका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे वहाँसे चल दिये
abhiprāyaṃ tu vijñāya mahiṣyāḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | priyāyāḥ priyakāmaḥ sa prāyād bhīmo mahābalaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having understood the intention in the mind of the queen, Bhīma—the bull among men, mighty in strength—set out from there, wishing to do what was dear to his beloved.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores sensitivity to another’s unspoken intention (abhiprāya) and the ethical value of acting deliberately to bring about what is beneficial and dear—here, fulfilling a beloved’s wish through timely, purposeful effort.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Bhīma perceives the queen’s (beloved wife’s) intention and, wanting to please her, departs from that place to carry out what she desires.