Shloka 32

Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

स पितु: प्रियमन्विच्छन्‌ सहभार्य: सहानुज: । सभथनुर्धन्विनां श्रेष्ठो दण्डकारण्यमाश्रित:,वे अपने पिताकी आज्ञा पालन करनेके लिये पत्नी सीता और छोटे भाई लक्ष्मणके साथ दण्डकारण्यमें चले आये। धनुर्धरोंमें श्रेष्ठ रघचुनाथजी सदा धनुष-बाण लिये रहते थे

Transliteration

sa pituḥ priyam anvicchan sahabhāryaḥ sahānujaḥ | sa bhṛśaṃ dhanur-dharāṇāṃ śreṣṭho daṇḍakāraṇyam āśritaḥ ||

Translation

Mong làm trọn điều cha mình yêu cầu—tức mệnh lệnh của phụ vương—ngài cùng hiền thê Sītā và người em Lakṣmaṇa đi vào rừng Daṇḍaka. Bậc nhất trong hàng cung thủ, luôn mang cung tên, ngài nương náu giữa chốn hoang lâm.

Word by Word

सःhe

पितुःof (his) father

प्रियम्what is dear/pleasing (wish)

अन्विच्छन्seeking, pursuing

सहtogether with

भार्यःwith (his) wife

सहtogether with

अनुजःwith (his) younger brother

सःhe

धन्विनाम्of archers

श्रेष्ठःthe best

दण्डकारण्यम्the Dandaka forest

आश्रितःhaving resorted to, having gone to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sītā

Lakṣmaṇa

father of Rāma (Daśaratha)

Daṇḍakāraṇya

bow (dhanus)

arrows (iṣu/bāṇa implied)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as steadfast adherence to a rightful command—especially a father’s word—showing that ethical duty and obedience can require accepting hardship without resentment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma, accompanied by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, enters the Daṇḍaka forest to carry out his father’s command, and he is described as the foremost archer, constantly armed with bow and arrows.