Shloka 213

प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile

Devanagari script

त्रासयन्‌ सर्वभूतानि महासत्त्वपराक्रम: वे कहीं दौड़ते

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | trāsayan sarvabhūtāni mahāsattvaparākramaḥ |

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດ້ວຍຄວາມກ້າຫານແລະພະລັງວິລະຊົນອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ລາວເດີນທ່ອງໄປໃນປ່າອັນນ່າຢ້ານນັ້ນຢ່າງບໍ່ຫວາດຫວັນ ມຸ່ງຫາເຫຍື່ອ—ບາງຄັ້ງກໍແລ່ນ ບາງຄັ້ງກໍຢືນ ແລະບາງຄັ້ງກໍນັ່ງ. ພີມ ຜູ້ເປັນນະຣະເສດ ແລະມີກຳລັງມະຫາບານ ເດີນດ້ວຍຕີນເປົ່າດັ່ງນັກລ່າປ່າ; ຄວາມກ້າແລະພະລັງຂອງລາວຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່. ເມື່ອເຂົ້າສູ່ປ່າທຶບຫນາ ລາວເຮັດໃຫ້ສັດທັງປວງຫວາດກົວ ແລະຮ້ອງຄຳຮາມອັນອັດສະຈັນດັ່ງຟ້າຮ້ອງ.

Word by Word

• त्रासयन्: frightening, causing fear
• त्रासयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रासय् (त्रस्/त्रास् caus.)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (सर्व + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• महासत्त्वपराक्रमः: of great courage and prowess
• महासत्त्वपराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महासत्त्वपराक्रम (महा + सत्त्व + पराक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma
• forest (vana)
• all beings/creatures (sarvabhūtāni)
• game/prey (mṛga/śikāra, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights heroic resolve and self-reliance in adversity: Bhīma’s fearlessness and vigor sustain the exiled Pandavas’ survival, while also showing how raw power can inspire awe and fear in the natural world—inviting reflection on restraint and responsibility alongside strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Pandavas’ forest life, Bhīma ranges through a terrifying, dense forest seeking game. He moves in varied ways—running, standing, sitting—like a skilled hunter on foot, and his powerful roar frightens the creatures as he penetrates deeper into the wilderness.