Shloka 3

Devanagari script

भ्रातु: प्रियमभीप्सन्‌ वै चकार सुमहद्‌ वपुः । देहस्तस्य ततो$तीव वर्धत्यायामविस्तरै:,उन्होंने अपने भाईका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे अत्यन्त विशाल शरीर धारण किया। उनका शरीर लंबाई, चौड़ाई और ऊँचाईमें बहुत बड़ा हो गया। वे अमित तेजस्वी वानरवीर वृक्षोंसहित समूचे कदलीवनको आच्छादित करते हुए गन्धमादन पर्वतकी ऊँचाईको भी लाँघकर वहाँ खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhrātuḥ priyam abhīpsan vai cakāra sumahad vapuḥ | dehas tasya tato 'tīva vardhaty āyāma-vistaraiḥ |

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Demi menyenangkan saudaranya, ia mengambil wujud yang amat besar. Maka tubuhnya pun mengembang luar biasa dalam panjang dan lebar, melampaui ukuran.

Word by Word

भ्रातुःof (his) brother

प्रियम्what is dear/pleasing (a dear thing)

अभीप्सन्desiring, wishing to obtain

वैindeed

चकारmade, did

सुमहत्very great, huge

वपुःbody, form

देहःthe body

तस्यof him/its

ततःthen, thereafter

अतीवexceedingly, very much

वर्धतिgrows, increases

आयाम-विस्तरैःby/with (its) length and breadth (dimensions)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

brother (bhrātṛ)

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 and extraordinary ability gain ethical value when directed toward dharma—here, the intent is to please and assist one’s brother, showing loyalty and service rather than self-display.

What is happening in the narrative?

A figure (implied to be a mighty being) deliberately enlarges his body to an immense size, motivated by the wish to do something pleasing for his brother; the verse emphasizes the dramatic physical expansion.