Shloka 177

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

नियुक्तो भीमसेन श्व द्रौपद्या गन्धमादने । व्रजन्‌ पथि महाबाहुर्दृष्टटान्‌ पवनात्मजम्‌,द्रौपदीने सौगन्धिक कमल लानेके लिये भीमसेनको गन्धमादन पर्वतपर भेजा। यात्रा करते समय महाबाहु भीमसेनने मार्गमें कदलीवनमें महाबली पवननन्दन श्रीहनुमानजीका दर्शन किया। यहीं सौगन्धिक कमलके लिये भीमसेनने सरोवरमें घुसकर उसे मथ डाला

Transliteration

niyukto bhīmasenaḥ śvaḥ draupadyā gandhamādane | vrajan pathi mahābāhur dṛṣṭavān pavanātmajam ||

Translation

Sa pakiusap ni Draupadī, inutusan si Bhīmasena kinabukasan patungong Bundok Gandhamādana upang kumuha ng mababangong lotus na saugandhika. Sa paglalakbay, nakita ng makapangyarihang mandirigmang malalakas ang bisig si Hanumān, anak ng Diyos ng Hangin. Inilalagay ng tagpong ito ang lakas ni Bhīma sa ilalim ng pagpipigil at paggalang: kahit ang isang matipunong mandirigma ay pinaaalalahanang timplahin ang puwersa ng kababaang-loob, at igalang ang matatanda at ang banal na kamag-anakan bago habulin ang pagnanasa o magwagi dahil sa pagmamataas.

Word by Word

• नियुक्तः: appointed, commissioned
• नियुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियुज् (धातु) / नियुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वः: tomorrow / on the next day
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वस्/श्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb

• द्रौपद्याः: of Draupadī / for Draupadī (intended beneficiary)
• द्रौपद्याः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• गन्धमादने: in/at Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्रजन्: going, proceeding
• व्रजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु) / व्रजत् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: Present participle, Parasmaipada (active), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पथि: on the path
• पथि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) / दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय)
• Form: Gerund (absolutive)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पवनात्मजम्: the son of the Wind (Hanumān)
• पवनात्मजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवनात्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Draupadī
• Gandhamādana (mountain)
• Pavana (Wind-god)
• Hanumān (Pavanātmaja)
• Saugandhika lotus (implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and valor are not sufficient by themselves; they must be guided by humility, respect for elders/divine beings, and self-restraint. Bhīma’s encounter with Hanumān functions as a moral check on pride and a reminder that dharma includes reverence and disciplined conduct even while pursuing a legitimate aim.

What is happening in the narrative?

Draupadī commissions Bhīma to go to Mount Gandhamādana to obtain fragrant saugandhika lotuses. While traveling, Bhīma encounters Hanumān, the Wind-god’s son, setting the stage for a significant meeting that tests Bhīma’s strength and attitude before he continues the quest.