Shloka 17
औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb
Bearing Mountain
नैरृतेन्द्रमहावीर्यस्वरेणत्वाऽभिलक्ष्ये ।पीड्यमानशशितैर्बाणैर्नत्वापश्यामिचक्षुषा ।।6.74.17।।
nairṛtendra mahāvīrya svareṇa tvābhilakṣye |
pīḍyamānaḥ śitair bāṇair na tvā paśyāmi cakṣuṣā ||6.74.17||
ഹേ നൈഋതേന്ദ്രാ, മഹാവീര്യവാനേ, നിന്റെ സ്വരത്തിൽ നിന്നെ ഞാൻ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നു; തീക്ഷ്ണബാണങ്ങളാൽ പീഡിതനായ ഞാൻ കണ്ണുകൊണ്ട് നിന്നെ കാണുന്നില്ല.
Vibheeshana (Rakshasa)! Indeed, Hanuman, the foremost of Vanaras, by whose birth, Anjana and Supraja are blessed as parents, are they alive?
FAQs
Truthful acknowledgment of one’s condition and clear communication in hardship help others act rightly; satya supports effective, dharmic action.
Jāmbavān is so wounded that his sight fails; he identifies Vibhīṣaṇa by voice.
Honesty and composure under pain—Jāmbavān reports his limits without confusion or exaggeration.