Shloka 6
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
सकृदुत्सृज्य तन्नादं त्रासयानो मृगद्धिजान् । मानुषं वचन प्राह धृष्टो बिलशयो महान्,बिलनिवासी उस धृष्ट एवं महान् नेवलेने एक बार वैसी गर्जना करके समस्त मृगों और पक्षियोंको भयभीत कर दिया और फिर मनुष्यकी भाषामें कहा--
sakṛd utsṛjya tan-nādaṁ trāsayāno mṛga-dvijān | mānuṣaṁ vacanaṁ prāha dhṛṣṭo bilaśayo mahān ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having once let out that roar, the bold and mighty creature who dwelt in a burrow terrified all the beasts and the birds; then, speaking in human speech, he addressed them. The episode frames how fear can be produced by mere display of power, yet true purpose is revealed only when speech and intention follow—hinting that strength without right intent is ethically incomplete.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power can intimidate instantly, but ethical meaning emerges through intention and truthful speech; mere roaring (display) is incomplete without responsible communication and purpose.
A bold, burrow-dwelling creature roars once, frightening animals and birds, and then begins to speak in human language—signaling a shift from instinctive threat to deliberate discourse.