Shloka 20
Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)
उच्चिक्षेप पुनर्दोर्भ्यामिन्द्रायुधमिवोच्छितम् । नोद्धर्तुमशकद् भीमो दोर्भ्यामपि महाबल:
uccikṣepa punar dorbhyām indrāyudham ivocchitam | noddhartum aśakad bhīmo dorbhyām api mahābalaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Again he heaved it up with both arms, towering aloft like Indra’s rainbow; yet even Bhīma—though of immense strength—was unable to lift it up with his two arms. The episode underscores that sheer physical power has limits, and that certain burdens cannot be mastered by force alone.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of brute strength: even the mightiest hero can meet an obstacle that cannot be overcome by force alone, encouraging humility and discernment about appropriate means.
The narrator describes a renewed attempt to hoist something heavy or formidable; it rises impressively—likened to Indra’s rainbow—yet Bhīma, despite his famed power, still cannot fully lift it.