Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

गन्धमुद्धतमुद्दामो वने मत्त इव द्विप: । वीज्यमान: सुपुण्येन नानाकुसुमगन्धिना,वे महातेजस्वी कुन्तीकुमार सभी ऋतुओंके फूलोंके उत्कट सुगन्धका आस्वादन करते हुए वनमें उद्दामगतिसे विचरनेवाले मदोन्मत्त गजराजकी भाँति चले जा रहे थे। नाना प्रकारके कुसुमोंसे सुवासित गन्धमादनकी परम पवित्र वायु उन्हें पंखा झल रही थी। जैसे पिताको पुत्रका स्पर्श शीतल एवं सुखद जान पड़ता है, वैसा ही सुख भीमसेनको उस पर्वतीय वायुके स्पर्शसे मिल रहा था। उनके पिता पवनदेव उनकी सारी थकावट हर लेते थे। उस समय हर्षातिरेकसे भीमके शरीरमें रोमांच हो रहा था

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: gandham uddhatam uddāmo vane matta iva dvipaḥ | vījyamānaḥ supuṇyena nānā-kusuma-gandhinā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Exultante e sem freio, ele atravessava a floresta como um elefante régio embriagado, saboreando a fragrância intensa. Uma brisa supremamente pura, perfumada com o aroma de muitas flores, abanava-o — atmosfera que revelava a santidade do lugar e renovava o vigor do herói no exílio.

Word by Word

गन्धम्fragrance, scent

उद्धतम्intense, strong, raised

उद्दामःunrestrained, impetuous

वनेin the forest

मत्तःintoxicated, rut-mad

इवlike, as if

द्विपःelephant

वीज्यमानःbeing fanned

सुपुण्येनby/with very holy (one)

नाना-कुसुम-गन्धिनाwith the scent of various flowers

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

forest (vana)

elephant (dvipa)

fragrant breeze/wind

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a pure, sacred environment can steady and refresh a person in hardship: even during exile, contact with what is 'supuṇya' (highly auspicious/pure) restores strength and clarity, supporting steadfastness in dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator depicts a hero moving through the forest with powerful, elephant-like energy, while a holy, flower-scented breeze fans and invigorates him, emphasizing the sanctity of the setting and the character’s renewed momentum.