Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना भीमेन राक्षसा: क्रूरबुद्धय: । विनेदुस्तुमुलान्नादान दुद्रुवुस्ते दिशो दश,भीमसेनके बाणोंकी चोट खाकर वे क्रूरबुद्धि राक्षस भयंकर चीत्कार करने और दसों दिशाओंमें भागने लगे

Transliteration

te vadhyamānā bhīmena rākṣasāḥ krūrabuddhayaḥ | vinedus tumulān nādān dudruvus te diśo daśa ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Von Bhīma getroffen, stießen jene Rākṣasas mit grausamem Sinn donnernde, schreckliche Schreie aus und flohen in Panik in alle zehn Richtungen. Rohe Grausamkeit bricht zusammen, wenn sie auf entschlossene Stärke trifft.“

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

वध्यमानाःbeing slain / being struck down

भीमेनby Bhima

राक्षसाःRakshasas (demons)

क्रूरबुद्धयःcruel-minded

विनेदुःthey roared / cried out

तुमुलान्terrific, tumultuous

नादान्cries, roars, sounds

दुद्रुवुःthey ran away / fled

तेthey

दिशःdirections

दशten

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Rākṣasas

Ten directions (daśa diśaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Cruelty and unrighteous aggression (krūra-buddhi) ultimately lead to भय (fear) and पलायन (rout) when met by steadfast force aligned with a just cause; the verse highlights the moral fragility of adharma in the face of determined resistance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma is striking down rākṣasa fighters; wounded and overwhelmed, they emit loud, dreadful cries and scatter, fleeing in all ten directions.