Shloka 11
वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा
Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel
तमद्रिकूटसदृशं विनिकीर्ण भयानकम् | दृष्टवा संहृष्टरोमाणो बभूवुस्तत्र नागरा:,पर्ववशिखरके समान भयानक उस राक्षसको नगरके दरवाजेपर फेंका हुआ देखकर नगरनिवासी मनुष्योंके शरीरमें रोमांच हो आया
tam adrikūṭasadṛśaṁ vinikīrṇa-bhayānakam | dṛṣṭvā saṁhṛṣṭaromāṇo babhūvus tatra nāgarāḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Al ver a aquel ser aterrador—enorme como la cima de una montaña—yaciendo arrojado junto a la puerta de la ciudad, los habitantes fueron presa del estremecimiento; el horror les erizó la piel ante tan espantosa visión.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the sudden appearance of violence and terror in public space destabilizes a community; it implicitly warns that fear spreads quickly and that society’s moral order is tested when confronted with the dreadful and unknown.
A huge, frightening figure—described as mountain-like—has been flung down at the city gate. When the citizens see it, they react with shock and fear, their hair standing on end.