Shloka 43
भीमसेन: प्रहृष्टात्मा गदामाशु परामृशत् | राक्षसराज अलायुधके उस भयदायक घोर कर्मको देखकर भीमसेनका हृदय हर्ष और उत्साहसे भर गया और उन्होंने शीघ्र ही गदा हाथमें ले ली ।। ४२ $ ।। तयो: समभवद् युद्ध तुमुलं नररक्षसो:
bhīmasenaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā gadām āśu parāmṛśat | rākṣasarājena ālāyudhena tad bhayadāyakaṃ ghora-karma dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenasya hṛdayaṃ harṣotsāhābhyāṃ paripūrṇam abhavat, sa ca śīghraṃ gadāṃ pāṇau jagrāha || tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ nara-rākṣasoḥ ||
サञ्जयは言った。羅刹王アーラーユダの恐るべき凶行を見て、ビーマセーナの胸は歓喜と武の昂ぶりに満ち、ただちにガダーを手に取った。かくして人と羅刹—ビーマとアーラーユダ—の間に、轟然たる激戦が起こった。両者は戦の容赦なき要請に駆られ、各々の陣営の大義を守り抜かんと決して退かなかった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethic in epic narrative: when confronted with terrifying violence, a dharma-bound fighter does not collapse into fear but gathers disciplined courage and readiness. Bhīma’s uplifted spirit is not mere delight in bloodshed; it signals resolute preparedness to meet adharma-like ferocity with steadfast strength in defense of his cause.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma seeing the dreadful actions of the rākṣasa leader Ālāyudha. Bhīma becomes energized, quickly takes up his mace, and a fierce, noisy duel begins between them—framed as a clash of a human champion and a rākṣasa warrior.