Shloka 3

Devanagari script

नानारूपधरैवीैरिे: पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्‌ तस्य ज्ञातिर्हि विक्रान्तो ब्राह्मणादो बको हत:,उसके साथ अनेक रूप धारण करनेवाले वीर राक्षस मौजूद थे। वह पहलेके वैरका स्मरण करके वहाँ आया था। उसका कुटु॒म्बी बन्धु ब्राह्मणभक्षी पराक्रमी बकासुर भीमसेनके द्वारा मारा गया था

Translation

With him were many heroic rākṣasas, able to assume diverse forms. He came there remembering an old enmity. For his close kinsman, the mighty Bakāsura—devourer of brāhmaṇas—had been slain by Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

नानाvarious, many kinds of

रूपforms

धरैःby bearers/assumers (of)

वीरैःby heroes/warriors

पूर्वformer, previous

वैरम्enmity

अनुस्मरन्remembering

तस्यof him

ज्ञातिःkinsman/relative

हिindeed, for

विक्रान्तःvaliant, mighty

ब्राह्मणादःeater of Brahmins

बकःBaka (name of the demon)

हतःkilled, slain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes