Shloka 65

Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path

Devanagari script

तं तु नाद॑ ततः श्रुत्वा मुक्त वारणपुड़वै: । भ्रातरं भीमसेनं तु विज्ञाय हनुमान्‌ कपि:,बड़े-बड़े गजराजोंका वह चीत्कार सुनकर कपिप्रवर हनुमानजी, जो उस समय कदलीवनमें ही रहते थे, यह समझ गये कि मेरे भाई भीमसेन इधर आये हैं

Transliteration

taṃ tu nādaṃ tataḥ śrutvā mukta-vāraṇa-puṅgavaiḥ | bhrātaraṃ bhīmasenaṃ tu vijñāya hanumān kapiḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing that roar—raised by mighty, unrestrained lordly elephants—Hanumān, the foremost of monkeys, understood that his brother Bhīmasena had come that way. The verse highlights keen recognition and fraternal bond, setting the stage for guidance and testing that will shape Bhīma’s conduct and strength.

Word by Word

तम्that (him/it)

तुbut/indeed

नादम्sound/roar

ततःthen/thereupon

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

मुक्तैःreleased/let loose

वारणपुङ्गवैःby the best of elephants

भ्रातरम्brother

भीमसेनम्Bhimasena

तुindeed

विज्ञायhaving recognized/understood

हनुमान्Hanuman

कपिःthe monkey

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Hanumān

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

elephants (vāraṇa-puṅgava)

Kadali-vana (banana grove)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes