Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तेषां मध्ये महेष्वासो भीमो भीमपराक्रम: । शैक्यया वीरघातिन्या गदया विचरिष्यति,“उनके बीचमें जब भयानक पराक्रमी महान्‌ धनुर्थर भीमसेन बड़े-बड़े वीरोंका संहार करनेवाली आकाशगमें ऊपर उठी हुई गदा लिये विचरेंगे तब उन भीमकी गदाके वेगको तथा वज्रगर्जके समान गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकारको भी कोई नरेश नहीं सह सकता

Transliteration

teṣāṁ madhye maheṣvāso bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ | śaikyayā vīraghātinyā gadayā vicariṣyati |

Translation

Di tengah-tengah mereka akan bergerak Bhīma—pemanah agung, dahsyat dalam keberanian—berkeliling dengan gada yang mematikan para pahlawan.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

मध्येin the midst

महेष्वासःgreat archer (lit. having a great bow)

भीमःBhima

भीमपराक्रमःof terrible valor

शैक्ययाiron (made of iron)

वीरघातिन्याslaying heroes

गदयाwith a mace

विचरिष्यतिwill roam / will move about

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

gadā (mace/club)

kings (nṛpāḥ, implied by ‘no king can endure’)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of formidable courage and battlefield capability: righteous power, when embodied by a warrior like Bhīma, becomes a force that others must reckon with. It underscores that leadership and kingship are tested by the ability to withstand and respond to overwhelming martial strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma moving among opposing forces with his mace, characterized as ‘hero-slaying.’ The scene is a vivid martial portrayal meant to convey that Bhīma’s onslaught is so intense that no king can bear the impact of his mace’s speed and force.