Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

सर्वभूषणसम्पूर्ण भूमेर्भुजमिवोच्छितम्‌ । सर्वत्र रमणीयेषु गन्धमादनसानुषु

Transliteration

sarvabhūṣaṇasampūrṇaṁ bhūmer bhujam ivocchitam | sarvatra ramaṇīyeṣu gandhamādanasānuṣu

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Nó vươn cao như cánh tay của Đất Mẹ, được trang sức bằng mọi thứ châu báu. Nó đứng trên sườn Gandhamādana—khắp nơi đều mỹ lệ, êm đềm và quyến rũ.”

Word by Word

सर्वभूषणसम्पूर्णम्completely furnished with all ornaments

भूमेःof the earth

भुजम्arm

इवlike, as

उच्छितम्raised, uplifted, elevated

सर्वत्रeverywhere

रमणीयेषुin delightful (places)

गन्धमादनसानुषुon the slopes/ridges of Gandhamādana

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gandhamādana (mountain)

Bhūmi (Earth, personified)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily conveys reverence for sacred landscapes: what is lofty and beautiful in nature is portrayed as the Earth’s own ‘arm’—a support and ornament—encouraging a dharmic attitude of awe, restraint, and respect toward holy places.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a magnificent, elevated feature (implicitly a splendid peak or structure) situated on the delightful slopes of Mount Gandhamādana, emphasizing its grandeur through the metaphor of the Earth’s upraised arm.