Shloka 6
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
सकृदुत्सृज्य तन्नादं त्रासयानो मृगद्धिजान् । मानुषं वचन प्राह धृष्टो बिलशयो महान्
sakṛd utsṛjya tan-nādaṁ trāsayāno mṛga-dvijān | mānuṣaṁ vacanaṁ prāha dhṛṣṭo bilaśayo mahān ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—उस धृष्ट और महान्, बिल में रहने वाले नेवले ने एक बार वैसी गर्जना करके समस्त मृगों और पक्षियों को भयभीत कर दिया; फिर वह मनुष्य की वाणी में बोला।
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power can intimidate instantly, but ethical meaning emerges through intention and truthful speech; mere roaring (display) is incomplete without responsible communication and purpose.
A bold, burrow-dwelling creature roars once, frightening animals and birds, and then begins to speak in human language—signaling a shift from instinctive threat to deliberate discourse.