Shloka 17

Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्ते हनुमता हीनवीर्यपराक्रमम्‌ | मनसाचिन्तयद्‌ भीम: स्वबाहुबलदर्पित:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! हनुमानजीके ऐसा कहनेपर अपने बाहुबलका घमंड रखनेवाले भीमने मन-ही-मन उन्हें बल और पराक्रमसे हीन समझा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam ukte hanumatā hīna-vīrya-parākramam | manasā cintayad bhīmaḥ sva-bāhu-bala-darpitaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah Hanūmān berkata demikian, Bhīma—yang congkak oleh kekuatan lengannya sendiri—dalam hati menganggapnya lemah dan kurang perkasa.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle, Neuter, Locative, Singular

• हनुमता: by Hanumān
• हनुमता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हीन: devoid of, lacking
• हीन: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वीर्य: strength, vigor
• वीर्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पराक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मनसा: in the mind, mentally
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अचिन्तयत्: thought, considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्व: one's own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बाहु: arm
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बल: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दर्पितः: proud, puffed up
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्पित
• Form: Past passive participle (used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Hanumān
• Bhīma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Pride in one’s own power can distort judgment; true discernment requires humility and respect for those whose greatness may not be outwardly displayed.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Hanumān speaks, Bhīma—confident in his physical might—privately concludes that Hanumān is weak, setting up a corrective lesson about real strength and proper estimation of others.