Shloka 3

Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

कौरव: सोमवंशीय: कुन्त्या गर्भेण धारित: । पाण्डवो वायुतनयो भीमसेन इति श्रुत:,मेरा परिचय इस प्रकार है--मैं चन्द्रवंशी क्षत्रिय हूँ। मेरा जन्म कुरुकुलमें हुआ है। माता कुन्तीने मुझे गर्भमें धारण किया था। मैं वायुपुत्र पाण्डव हूँ। मेरा नाम भीमसेन है

Transliteration

kauravaḥ somavaṁśīyaḥ kuntyā garbheṇa dhāritaḥ | pāṇḍavo vāyutanayo bhīmasena iti śrutaḥ ||

Translation

భీమసేనుడు పలికెను—నేను సోమవంశీయ కౌరవుడను; కుంతీ గర్భమున ధరింపబడి జన్మించితిని. నేను పాండవుడను కూడా—వాయుపుత్రుడను—భీమసేనుడని ప్రసిద్ధుడను.

Word by Word

कौरवःa Kaurava (of the Kuru lineage)

सोमवंशीयःbelonging to the Soma (Lunar) dynasty

कुन्त्याःof Kuntī

गर्भेणby/with (her) womb; in pregnancy

धारितःborne/held (in the womb)

पाण्डवःa Pāṇḍava (son/descendant of Pāṇḍu)

वायुतनयःson of Vāyu (the Wind-god)

भीमसेनःBhīmasena (he whose army/host is formidable)

इतिthus; as (so) called

श्रुतःis heard/known (as); is reputed

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhima (Bhimasena)

Kunti

Vayu

Kuru lineage (Kaurava)

Soma/Lunar dynasty (Somavaṁśa)

Pandu (implied by 'Pandava')

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 emphasizes truthful self-identification and the ethical weight of lineage in kṣatriya culture: one’s duties and honor are tied to acknowledged ancestry, while divine paternity (Vayu) underscores extraordinary strength used in service of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhima formally introduces himself, stating his dynastic affiliation (Kuru/Lunar line), his human mother (Kunti), and his divine father (Vayu), establishing authority and identity in the ongoing encounter.