Shloka 11

Devanagari script

प्रत्युवाच ततो भीम: सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुह: । कृताञ्जलिरदीनात्मा हनूमन्तमवस्थितम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! हनुमानजीका वह विन्‍न्ध्य पर्वतके समान अत्यन्त भयंकर और अद्भुत शरीर देखकर वायुपुत्र भीमसेन घबरा गये। उनके शरीरमें रोंगटे खड़े होने लगे। उस समय उदार-हृदय भीमने हाथ जोड़कर अपने सामने खड़े हुए हनुमानूजीसे कहा--

Transliteration

pratyuvāca tato bhīmaḥ samprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhaḥ | kṛtāñjalir adīnātmā hanūmantam avasthitam ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Entonces Bhīma respondió. Con el cuerpo estremecido y el vello erizado, con las palmas juntas en señal de reverencia y con un corazón indómito, se dirigió a Hanūmān, que estaba ante él. La escena enmarca la fuerza de Bhīma en la humildad y la conducta debida hacia un venerable mayor, mostrando que el verdadero valor se guía por el respeto y el dominio de sí.

Word by Word

प्रत्युवाचreplied

ततःthen/thereupon

भीमःBhima

सम्प्रहृष्ट-तनूरुहःone whose body-hairs were thrilled (with horripilation)

कृताञ्जलिःwith joined palms

अदीनात्माundaunted in spirit

हनूमन्तम्Hanuman

अवस्थितम्standing (present/placed)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Bhīma

Hanūmān

Vindhya mountain (simile in the surrounding narration)

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?

Even a mighty hero should approach the venerable with humility and composure. Bhīma’s bristling awe is balanced by añjali (joined hands) and an undaunted mind, modeling dharmic strength: power governed by respect and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

After seeing Hanūmān’s formidable, wondrous form, Bhīma—overwhelmed yet steady—joins his hands and begins to speak to Hanūmān standing before him, as Vaiśampāyana narrates the episode to King Janamejaya.