Shloka 18
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
प्रावाद्यन्त महाराज पाञ्चालानां निवेशने । सिंहनादश्न संजज्ञे पाज्चालानां महात्मनाम्
prāvādyanta mahārāja pāñcālānāṁ niveśane | siṁhanādaś ca saṁjajñe pāñcālānāṁ mahātmanām ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Hari, sa pamayanan ng mga Pāñcāla ay pinatunog ang mga kasangkapan ng tugtugin, at sa gitna ng mga Pāñcālang dakila ang loob ay sumiklab ang isang ungol na tila leon.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how communal sound—music and a lion-like shout—signals unity, confidence, and public resolve; ethically, it reflects the power of collective morale and honorable self-presentation in a royal setting.
In the Pāñcāla residence/settlement, people sound instruments and raise a triumphant roar, indicating a moment of heightened excitement—likely a formal arrival, announcement, or celebratory mobilization among the Pāñcālas.