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 berkata: Sekali lagi dia mengangkatnya dengan kedua-dua lengan, menjulang tinggi bagaikan pelangi Indra; namun Bhīma, walau berkuasa besar, tetap tidak mampu mengangkatnya dengan kedua-dua tangan.
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.