Shloka 2

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु भीमेन स्मितं कृत्वा प्लवंगम: । तद्‌ रूप॑ दर्शयामास यद्‌ वै सागरलड्घने,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! भीमसेनके ऐसा कहनेपर हनुमानजीने मुसकराकर उन्हें अपना वह रूप दिखाया, जो उन्होंने समुद्र-लंघनके समय धारण किया था

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktas tu Bhīmena smitaṃ kṛtvā plavaṅgamaḥ | tad rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa yad vai sāgara-laṅghane ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Janamejaya! Setelah Bhīma berkata demikian, Hanumān sang pahlawan kera tersenyum, lalu memperlihatkan kepadanya wujud yang sama seperti yang ia kenakan ketika melompati samudra.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

तुbut/indeed

भीमेनby Bhīma

स्मितम्a smile

कृत्वाhaving done/made

प्लवङ्गमःthe monkey (Hanumān)

तत्that

रूपम्form

दर्शयामासshowed / caused to be seen

यत्which

वैindeed

सागर-लङ्घनेin the crossing of the ocean

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Hanumān

sāgara (ocean)

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?

Power is best governed by restraint and right purpose: Hanumān reveals his immense form not to boast, but to instruct and steady Bhīma, showing that true might serves dharma and is displayed only when meaningful.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhīma speaks, Hanumān smiles and manifests the same gigantic form he once used to cross the ocean, linking the Mahābhārata episode to Hanumān’s famed deed and impressing Bhīma with a living example of extraordinary strength.