Shloka 8
वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा
Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel
दृष्टवा भीमबलोद्धूतं बकं॑ विनिहतं तदा | ज्ञातयोअस्य भयोद्विग्ना: प्रतिजग्मुस्ततस्तत:,भीमसेनके बलसे बकासुरको पछाड़ा एवं मारा गया देख उस राक्षसके कुटुम्बीजन भयसे व्याकुल हो इधर-उधर भाग गये
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
Dṛṣṭvā bhīmabaloddhūtaṃ bakaṃ vinihataṃ tadā |
Jñātayo 'sya bhayodvignāḥ pratijagmustatas tataḥ ||
তেতিয়া ভীমৰ বলত উছলি পৰি নিহত বকক দেখি, তাৰ জ্ঞাতিসকল ভয়ত বিচলিত হৈ চাৰিওফালে পলাই গ’ল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Predatory power that harms society is not invincible; when strength is guided by dharma—used to defend others rather than to exploit—it restores safety and causes wrongdoing to disperse.
After Bhīma kills the rākṣasa Baka, Baka’s relatives witness the defeat and, overwhelmed by fear, scatter and flee in different directions.