Shloka 37
रौद्रस्थ कायाद्धि शिरो भीम॑ विकृतदर्शनम् | स्फुरतस्तस्य समरे नदतश्नातिभैरवम्
raudrastha-kāyāddhi śiro bhīma vikṛta-darśanam | sphuratastasya samare nadataś cātibhairavam ||
उस रौद्र-भाव से स्थिर देह से भीम-सा विकृतदर्शन मस्तक प्रकट हुआ; रण में वह स्फुरित हो उठा, और उसकी गर्जना अत्यन्त भयानक थी।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (raudra-bhāva) transforms a person’s appearance and speech into instruments of fear. Even within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma, it suggests that violence fueled by wrath carries an inner ethical and psychological weight, not merely an external victory.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma in the midst of battle: his face/head looks altered by fury, his body trembles with intensity, and he roars in a way that terrifies opponents—an image of escalating combat and impending destruction.