Shloka 56

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

Waiśampāyana berkata: Walau para rākṣasa mengaum keras dan melontarkan ancaman dari segala penjuru, mereka tak melihat sedikit pun kebimbangan atau takut dalam batin Bhīmasena.

Word by Word

• अभितर्जयमानाः: threatening, intimidating
• अभितर्जयमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-तर्जयत् (√तर्ज् caus. √तर्ज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रुवन्तः: crying, roaring
• रुवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुवत् (√रु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारवान्: great/loud sounds
• महारवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मोहम्: delusion; bewilderment; panic
• मोहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ददृशुः: they saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• सर्वराक्षसाः: all the rakshasas (demons)
• सर्वराक्षसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वराक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena
• Rākṣasas

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.