Shloka 86
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
हनूमांश्व महासत्त्व ईषदुन्मील्य लोचने । दृष्टवा तमथ सावज्ञं लोचनैर्मधुपिड्लै: । स्मितेन चैनमासाद्य हनूमानिदमब्रवीत्,तब महान् धैर्यशाली हनुमानजीने आँखें कुछ खोलकर अपने मधुपिंगल नेत्रोंद्वारा अवहेलनापूर्वक उनकी ओर देखा और उन्हें निकट पाकर उनसे मुसकराते हुए इस प्रकार कहा
hanūmāṁś ca mahāsattva īṣad unmīlya locane | dṛṣṭvā tam atha sāvajñaṁ locanair madhupiṅgalaiḥ | smitena cainam āsādya hanūmān idam abravīt |
Vaiśampāyana said: The great-souled Hanūmān, slightly opening his eyes, looked at him with a faintly disdainful glance through his honey-brown eyes. Then, approaching him with a smile, Hanūmān spoke these words—setting the stage for a pointed moral exchange in which pride is checked and true strength is measured by restraint and discernment.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical contrast: true power is not mere aggression but controlled awareness. Hanūmān’s measured opening of the eyes and smiling approach suggest mastery over emotion and the ability to correct arrogance through calm, discerning speech.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Hanūmān notices someone, opens his eyes slightly, looks at him with a hint of disdain, then approaches smiling and begins to speak—introducing a consequential conversation in the episode.