Shloka 1

Devanagari script

#:73:.8 #::3:.7 (0) हि 2 7 एकोनपज्चाशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: हनुमानजीके द्वारा चारों युगोंके धर्मोंका वर्णन वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तो महाबाहुर्भीमसेन: प्रतापवान्‌ । प्रणिपत्य ततः प्रीत्या भ्रातरं हृष्टमानस:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! हनुमानजीके ऐसा कहनेपर प्रतापी वीर महाबाहु भीमसेनके मनमें बड़ा हर्ष हुआ। उन्होंने बड़े प्रेमसे अपने भाई वानरराज हनुमान्‌को प्रणाम करके मधुर वाणीमें कहा--“अहा! आज मेरे समान बड़भागी दूसरा कोई नहीं है; क्योंकि आज मुझे अपने ज्येष्ठ भ्राताका दर्शन हुआ है

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam ukto mahābāhur Bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | praṇipatya tataḥ prītyā bhrātaraṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Setelah Hanūmān berkata demikian, Bhīmasena yang bertangan perkasa dan penuh keberanian diliputi sukacita. Dengan hati berseri, ia bersujud memberi hormat kepada saudaranya dengan penuh kasih.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

भीमसेनःBhīmasena (Bhīma)

प्रतापवान्valiant, powerful

प्रणिपत्यhaving bowed down

ततःthen, thereafter

प्रीत्याwith affection / out of joy

भ्रातरम्brother

हृष्टमानसःone whose mind is delighted

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Hanumān

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds humility and reverence as ethical virtues: even a powerful hero like Bhīma responds to wisdom and seniority with affectionate prostration, implying that strength is perfected by respect for dharma and elders.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Hanumān’s preceding words, Bhīma becomes overjoyed, bows to Hanumān as his elder brother, and is about to speak sweetly—marking a turning point where heroic pride yields to kinship, devotion, and moral instruction.