Shloka 41
Post–Baka-vadha Residence and the Introduction of Yājñasenī’s Svayaṃvara (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १५३)
ततः स राक्षस: क्रुद्ध: पाण्डवेन बलार्दित: । भीमसेनं समालिड्ग्य व्यनदद् भैरवं रवम्,पाण्डुनन्दन भीमके द्वारा बलपूर्वक पीड़ित होनेपर वह राक्षस क्रोधमें भर गया और भीमसेनको भुजाओंसे कसकर भयंकर गर्जना करने लगा
tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavena balārdhitaḥ | bhīmasenaṃ samāliṅgya vyanadad bhairavaṃ ravam ||
Then that rākṣasa, enraged at being forcibly overpowered by the Pāṇḍava, clasped Bhīmasena tightly in his arms and let out a terrifying roar—an outward surge of wrath and brute force when checked by a stronger, righteous opponent.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When brute aggression is checked by rightful strength, it often erupts as rage and intimidation; dharmic power is shown not merely in force but in the capacity to confront violence to protect others without being morally destabilized by the opponent’s fury.
A rākṣasa, having been forcibly overpowered by the Pāṇḍava Bhīma, becomes furious, locks Bhīma in a tight embrace/grapple, and roars loudly in a fearsome display as the struggle intensifies.