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Mahabharata 3.147.41Vana Parva, Adhyaya 147, Shloka 41

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

ऋक्षाश्नोत्ससजुर्वक्षांस्तत्यजुर्हरयों गुहाम्‌ । व्यजृम्भन्त महासिंहा महिषाश्वावलोकयन्‌

ṛkṣāś ca utsasajur vṛkṣān tatyajur harayo guhām | vyajṛmbhanta mahāsiṃhā mahiṣāśvāvalokayan ||

കരടികൾ മരങ്ങളുടെ അഭയം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു; മഞ്ഞനിറമുള്ള സിംഹങ്ങൾ ഗുഹകൾ വിട്ടു. മഹാസിംഹങ്ങൾ വായ് തുറന്ന് ജംബിച്ചു; കാട്ടുപോത്തുകളും കുതിരകളും ദൂരത്തിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ അവയെ നോക്കി നിന്നു—വനത്തിന്റെ സ്വാഭാവിക ക്രമം തന്നെ കലങ്ങിയതുപോലെ।

ऋक्षाःbears
ऋक्षाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अश्नोत्ससजुःabandoned/let go
अश्नोत्ससजुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
वृक्षान्trees
वृक्षान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तत्यजुःabandoned
तत्यजुः:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
हरयःlions
हरयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गुहाम्cave
गुहाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
व्यजृम्भन्तyawned / began to yawn
व्यजृम्भन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootजृम्भ्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada
महासिंहाःgreat lions
महासिंहाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहासिंह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महिषाश्वावलोकयन्looking at the buffaloes and horses
महिषाश्वावलोकयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअवलोक्
FormŚatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
bears (ṛkṣāḥ)
L
lions (harayaḥ/siṃhāḥ)
C
caves (guhā)
T
trees (vṛkṣa)
W
wild buffaloes (mahiṣāḥ)
H
horses (aśvāḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how extraordinary events can manifest as disturbances in the natural world; in epic ethics, such omens prompt attentiveness, restraint, and discernment rather than complacency.

The forest animals behave unusually—bears leave trees, lions leave caves and yawn, and buffaloes and horses watch from afar—creating an ominous atmosphere that signals an impending or significant development.

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