Shloka 23

Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

प्रणिपत्य च कौन्तेय: प्राउजलियवॉक्यमब्रवीत्‌ । प्रसीद कपिशार्दूल दुरुक्त क्षम्यतां मम

Transliteration

praṇipatya ca kaunteyaḥ prāñjalir vākyam abravīt | prasīda kapiśārdūla duruktaṃ kṣamyatāṃ mama ||

Translation

வணங்கி கௌந்தேயன் கைகூப்பி கூறினான்—“கபிசார்தூலா! அருள்புரிவாயாக; நான் கூறிய கடுஞ்சொற்களை மன்னிப்பாயாக.”

Word by Word

• praṇipatya: having bowed down
• praṇipatya: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• kaunteyaḥ: the son of Kuntī (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• kaunteyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaunteya
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• prāñjaliḥ: with joined palms
• prāñjaliḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāñjali
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• vākyam: words; a speech
• vākyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• abravīt: said; spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• prasīda: be gracious; be pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad
• Form: imperative (loṭ), 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

• kapiśārdūla: O tiger among monkeys (Hanumān)
• kapiśārdūla: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapiśārdūla
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• duruktam: harsh/ill-spoken words
• duruktam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: durukta
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• kṣamyatām: let it be forgiven
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam
• Form: imperative (loṭ), 3rd, singular, ātmanepada, karmaṇi (passive sense)

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: genitive, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kaunteya (a son of Kuntī, i.e., a Pāṇḍava)
• Kapiśārdūla (Hanumān)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in conflict: when one recognizes wrongdoing in speech, one should humble oneself, show respect, and seek forgiveness. Ethical strength is shown not by stubbornness but by self-correction and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Pāṇḍava (addressed as Kaunteya) bows and, with folded hands, addresses Hanumān (called ‘kapiśārdūla’), asking him to be pleased and to forgive earlier harsh words—marking a shift from tension to reconciliation.