Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

दीप्यमानेन वपुषा स्वर्चिष्मन्तमिवानलम्‌ | निरीक्षन्तममित्रघ्नं लोचनैर्मधुपिड्रलै:

Transliteration

dīpyamānena vapuṣā svarciṣmantam ivānalam | nirīkṣantam amitraghnaṃ locanair madhupiṅgalaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Chàng nhìn thấy Amitraghna—thân thể bừng cháy rực rỡ như ngọn lửa tự tỏa ánh—đang đưa mắt quan sát với đôi mắt nâu mật ong. Cảnh ấy nêu bật sự đối chiếu đạo lý: ý chí chính trực và sức mạnh hợp dharma ở bên trong sẽ hiển lộ ra ngoài thành hào quang, đem niềm tin cho đồng minh và gieo khiếp sợ cho kẻ thù.

Word by Word

दीप्यमानेनwith blazing

वपुषाbody, form

स्वर्चिष्मन्तम्having its own flames; radiant

इवlike, as if

अनलम्fire

निरीक्षन्तम्looking at, observing

अमित्रघ्नम्slayer of foes

लोचनैःwith eyes

मधुपिङ्गलैःhoney-brown, tawny

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Amitraghna (epithet: slayer of foes)

Fire (anala)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse suggests that steadfast inner power and righteous intent can appear outwardly as radiance—an ethical ideal in epic literature where virtue, courage, and resolve are portrayed as visibly transformative and socially consequential.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a warrior-figure called “Amitraghna” being observed: his body shines like a blazing fire, and he looks on with honey-brown eyes, emphasizing his formidable, awe-inspiring presence.