Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सतं दृष्टवा राक्षसेन्द्रं भीमो भीमपराक्रम:

Transliteration

śatāṁ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasendraṁ bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Als Bhīma den Herrn der Rākṣasas erblickte—schrecklich an Kraft—machte er sich bereit, ihm entgegenzutreten. Die Zeile kündet von Bhīmas unbeirrbarer Entschlossenheit, einem furchterregenden Gegner im moralischen Schmelztiegel des Krieges zu begegnen, wo Mut und Pflicht im Angesicht der Gewalt geprüft werden.

Word by Word

सतंthe good man / the virtuous one

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

राक्षसेन्द्रम्the lord of the Rakshasas

भीमःBhima

भीमपराक्रमःof terrible prowess

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīma

Rākṣasendra (lord of the Rākṣasas)

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?

The verse highlights steadfast courage and readiness to face daunting forces. In the dharmic frame of the epic, true valor is not mere aggression but the resolve to meet one’s duty even when the adversary is terrifying and powerful.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, renowned for fearsome prowess, sees a rākṣasa leader (rākṣasendra). The moment sets up Bhīma’s imminent engagement with a formidable opponent on the battlefield.