Shloka 18

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

प्रावाद्यन्त महाराज पाञ्चालानां निवेशने । सिंहनादश्न संजज्ञे पाज्चालानां महात्मनाम्‌

Transliteration

prāvādyanta mahārāja pāñcālānāṁ niveśane | siṁhanādaś ca saṁjajñe pāñcālānāṁ mahātmanām ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“大王啊，在般遮罗人的聚居之地，诸般乐器齐鸣；而在那些大心之般遮罗人中间，亦腾起狮子般的咆哮。”

Word by Word

• प्रावाद्यन्त: were sounded / resounded
• प्रावाद्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाञ्चालानाम्: of the Pāñcālas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निवेशने: in the dwelling/abode
• निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सिंहनादः: a lion-roar (loud shout)
• सिंहनादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• संजज्ञे: arose / occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• पाञ्चालानाम्: of the Pāñcālas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled (ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahārāja (Janamejaya)
• Pāñcālas
• Pañcāla settlement (niveśana)
• Siṁhanāda (lion-roar/shout)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how communal sound—music and a lion-like shout—signals unity, confidence, and public resolve; ethically, it reflects the power of collective morale and honorable self-presentation in a royal setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Pāñcāla residence/settlement, people sound instruments and raise a triumphant roar, indicating a moment of heightened excitement—likely a formal arrival, announcement, or celebratory mobilization among the Pāñcālas.