Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

त॑ वज्ननिष्पेषसममास्फोटितमहारवम्‌ | श्रुत्वा शैलगुहासुप्तै: सिंहैर्मुक्तो महास्वन:,पर्वतोंपर वज्रपात होनेके कारण उस ताल ठोंकनेके भयानक शब्दको सुनकर गुफाओंमें सोये हुए सिंहोंने भी जोर-जोरसे दहाड़ना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

taṁ vajra-niṣpeṣa-samam āsphoṭita-mahā-ravam | śrutvā śaila-guhā-suptaiḥ siṁhair mukto mahā-svanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nghe tiếng động kinh hoàng ấy—như cú nghiền nát của lưỡi sét—những con sư tử đang ngủ trong hang núi bị đánh thức và bắt đầu gầm vang dữ dội.

Word by Word

तत्that (sound/roar)

वज्र-निष्पेष-समम्equal to the crushing (sound) of a thunderbolt

आस्फोटित-महा-रवम्a great roar produced by clapping/striking (hands)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

शैल-गुहासुin mountain-caves

सुप्तैःby/with (those) sleeping

सिंहैःby lions

मुक्तःreleased/uttered

महा-स्वनःa great sound/roar

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

lions (siṁha)

mountain (śaila/parvata)

caves (guhā)

thunderbolt (vajra)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how intense, disruptive force (symbolized by a thunderbolt-like sound) can awaken dormant energies and provoke powerful reactions—an ethical reminder that actions creating turmoil can have wide, uncontrollable consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

A tremendous, thunderbolt-like crashing sound is heard on the mountain; even lions sleeping in mountain caves are startled awake and roar loudly in response.