Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सतं दृष्टवा राक्षसेन्द्रं भीमो भीमपराक्रम:

Transliteration

śatāṁ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasendraṁ bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing the lord of the Rākṣasas, Bhīma—terrible in might—prepared to confront him. The line signals Bhīma’s resolute readiness to meet a formidable, fearsome opponent in the moral crucible of war, where courage and duty are tested amid violence.

Word by Word

• सतं: the good man / the virtuous one
• सतं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā), Non-finite

• राक्षसेन्द्रम्: the lord of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमपराक्रमः: of terrible prowess
• भीमपराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Rākṣasendra (lord of the Rākṣasas)

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.