Shloka 33
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
वीर्यवन्तो5वलिप्तास्ते नानारूपधरा महीम् । इमां सागरपर्यन्तां परीयुररिमर्दना:,स्वर्गसे इस लोकमें गिरे हुए तथा राजाओंके रूपमें उत्पन्न हुए कितने ही दैत्य और दानव अत्यन्त मदसे उन्मत्त रहते थे। वे पराक्रमी होनेके साथ ही अहंकारी भी थे। अनेक प्रकारके रूप धारण कर अपने शत्रुओंका मान-मर्दन करते हुए समुद्रपर्यज सारी पृथ्वीपर विचरते रहते थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vīryavanto 'valiptās te nānārūpadharā mahīm | imāṃ sāgaraparyantāṃ parīyur arimardanāḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Aquellos seres—poderosos pero hinchados de orgullo—adoptaban muchas formas y, como aplastadores de sus enemigos, recorrían esta tierra ceñida por el océano.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: valor and capability (vīrya) become destructive when coupled with arrogance (avalipta). Such pride-driven power leads to domination and disorder, implying that true strength should be governed by dharma and restraint.
The narrator describes powerful, prideful beings who can take many forms and who roam across the whole earth up to the ocean, subduing enemies. It sets a background of widespread, aggressive dominance by such forces, preparing the reader for the larger conflicts and restorations of order in the epic.