Shloka 23

Devanagari script

तृणानां मुष्टिनेकेन हिमवन्तं च पर्वतम्‌

Transliteration

tṛṇānāṁ muṣṭinekena himavantaṁ ca parvatam

Translation

“Dengan satu kepalan saja aku dapat meremukkan sehelai rumput—bahkan mengguncang Gunung Himavan!” Demikian Bhimasena menggelegar, menyatakan kedahsyatan kekuatan lengannya.

Word by Word

• तृणानाम्: of grasses
• तृणानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मुष्टिना: with a fist/handful
• मुष्टिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• एकेन: with one (single)
• एकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• हिमवन्तम्: Himavat (the Himalaya)
• हिमवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Himavān (Himalaya)
• parvata (mountain)
• tṛṇa (grass)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the power of human will and strength, but also implicitly warns that boasting and pride must be governed by dharma and self-restraint; true heroism is not only capacity to act, but knowing when and why to act.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is speaking in a heightened, forceful tone, asserting extraordinary strength—so great that he claims he could crush even the Himalaya with one fist—typically to intimidate adversaries or reassure allies during a tense moment in the forest narrative.