Shloka 9

Devanagari script

पश्य बाहू सुवृत्तौ मे हस्तिहस्तनिभाविमौ । ऊरू परिघसंकाशौ संहतं चाप्युरो महत्‌,हाथीकी सूँड़-जैसी मोटी और सुन्दर गोलाकार मेरी इन दोनों भुजाओंकी ओर देखो। मेरी ये जाँघें परिघके समान हैं और मेरा विशाल वक्ष:स्थल भी सुदृढ़ एवं सुगठित है

Transliteration

paśya bāhū suvṛttau me hastihastanibhāvimau | ūrū parighasaṅkāśau saṃhataṃ cāpy uro mahat |

Translation

ମୋର ଏହି ଦୁଇ ବାହୁକୁ ଦେଖ—ସୁବୃତ୍ତ, ସୁନ୍ଦର, ହାତୀର ଶୁଣ୍ଡ ପରି ବଳବାନ। ମୋର ଊରୁ ପରିଘ ସଦୃଶ, ଏବଂ ମୋର ବିଶାଳ ଉରସ୍ଥଳ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦୃଢ଼ ଓ ସଂହତ।

Word by Word

पश्यsee, look (at)

बाहूtwo arms

सुवृत्तौwell-rounded, shapely (two)

मेmy

हस्ति-हस्त-निभौlike an elephant’s trunk/hand (two)

इमौthese two

ऊरूtwo thighs

परिघ-संकाशौresembling iron bars/clubs (two)

संहतम्compact, well-knit

चand

अपिalso, even

उरःchest

महत्great, huge

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of courage and self-confidence, but it also implicitly warns that reliance on sheer power can slide into arrogance; true dharma balances strength with discipline and right purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is speaking in a confrontational or assertive moment, pointing to his own bodily power—arms, thighs, and chest—as proof of his capability and as a challenge meant to deter or overawe others.