Shloka 27
Devanagari script
सतं दृष्टवा राक्षसेन्द्रं भीमो भीमपराक्रम:
Transliteration
śatāṁ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasendraṁ bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ
Translation
サञ्जयは語った。羅刹たちの主を見て、ビーマ—その武威は恐るべき者—は対決の覚悟を固めた。この一句は、暴力のただ中で勇気と義務（クシャトリヤの法）が試される戦の道徳的な坩堝において、強敵に臨むビーマの断固たる決意を示している。
Word by Word
सतंthe good man / the virtuous one
सतं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā), Non-finite
राक्षसेन्द्रम्the lord of the Rakshasas
राक्षसेन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षसेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भीमपराक्रमःof terrible prowess
भीमपराक्रमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभीमपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhīmaR
Rākṣasendra (lord of the Rākṣasas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
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.
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.