Shloka 56

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

Devanagari script

अभितर्जयमानाश्न रुवन्तश्न महारवान्‌ | न मोहं भीमसेनस्य ददृशु: सर्वराक्षसा:,सब ओरसे गर्जन-तर्जन करते हुए तथा बड़ी भयानक आवाजसे चिग्घाड़ते हुए सब राक्षसोंने भीमसेनके चित्तमें तनिक भी घबराहट नहीं देखी

Transliteration

abhitarjayamānāś ca ruvantaś ca mahāravān | na mohaṃ bhīmasenasya dadṛśuḥ sarvarākṣasāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Though the rākṣasas roared with dreadful cries and hurled threats from every side, they could not perceive even the slightest confusion or fear in Bhīmasena’s mind. The scene underscores steadfast courage: mere noise, intimidation, and terror tactics cannot shake one whose resolve is firm.

Word by Word

अभितर्जयमानाःthreatening, intimidating

रुवन्तःcrying, roaring

महारवान्great/loud sounds

नnot

मोहम्delusion; bewilderment; panic

भीमसेनस्यof Bhimasena

ददृशुःthey saw

सर्वराक्षसाःall the rakshasas (demons)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena

Rākṣasas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True courage is inner steadiness: intimidation, threats, and terrifying noise cannot unsettle a person whose mind is resolute and disciplined.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of rākṣasas surround and menace Bhīmasena with loud roars and taunts, yet they observe no sign of confusion or fear in him.