Mahabharata · 1.216.13–14
॥
Devanāgarī
तस्यां तु वानरो दिव्यः सिंहशार्दूललक्षणः ॥
विनर्दन्न् इव तत्रस्थः संस्थितो मूर्ध्न्य् अशोभत ॥
ध्वजे भूतानि तत्रासन् विविधानि महान्ति च ॥
नादेन रिपुसैन्यानां येषां संज्ञा प्रणश्यति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tasyāṃ tu vānaro divyaḥ siṃhaśārdūlalakṣaṇaḥ ||
vinardann iva tatrasthaḥ saṃsthito mūrdhny aśobhata ||
dhvaje bhūtāni tatrāsan vividhāni mahānti ca ||
nādena ripusainyānāṃ yeṣāṃ saṃjñā praṇaśyati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तस्यां तु वानरः दिव्यः सिंहशार्दूललक्षणःtasyāṃ tu vānaraḥ divyaḥ siṃhaśārdūlalakṣaṇaḥupon it there was a wondrous monkey, marked like a lion and a tiger,
विनर्दन् इव तत्रस्थः संस्थितः मूर्ध्नि अशोभतvinardan iva tatrasthaḥ saṃsthitaḥ mūrdhni aśobhataas if roaring, standing there, mounted at the top [of the staff], it shone;
ध्वजे भूतानि तत्र आसन् विविधानि महान्ति चdhvaje bhūtāni tatra āsan vividhāni mahānti caon the banner there were beings, various and mighty,
नादेन रिपुसैन्यानां येषां संज्ञा प्रणश्यतिnādena ripusainyānāṃ yeṣāṃ saṃjñā praṇaśyatiat whose roar the minds of hostile armies perish [are lost];
वानरोvānarooriginal form "vānaro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनर्दन्न्vinardannoriginal form "vinardann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संस्थितोsaṃsthitooriginal form "saṃsthito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मूर्ध्न्य्mūrdhnyoriginal form "mūrdhny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रासन्tatrāsanoriginal form "tatrāsan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Upon it there was a wondrous monkey, marked like a lion and a tiger, as if roaring, standing there, mounted at the top of the staff, it shone; on the banner there were beings, various and mighty, at whose roar the minds of hostile armies perish.
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caac61f90c54 · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:11:48 PM UTC
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Here on Arjuna's banner is a wondrous guardian, a terror to enemies. It is significant that at the roar of the beings on the banner 'the minds of hostile armies perish': the very standard of the hero strikes dread into the foe. A blessed banner carries an unseen power. Thus the scripture reveals the fearsome banner of Arjuna; and the monkey upon it foretells the part of Hanuman, kinsman to Bhima.