Shloka 14

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

ततस्ते हतशिष्टा ये भीमसेनेन राक्षसा:

Transliteration

tataste hataśiṣṭā ye bhīmasenena rākṣasāḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഭീമസേനന്റെ സംഹാരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ശേഷിച്ച രാക്ഷസന്മാർ ഹതശേഷരായി മാത്രം നിലകൊണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• हतशिष्टाः: the survivors (those left after being slain)
• हतशिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतशिष्ट
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ये: who, which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• भीमसेनेन: by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• राक्षसाः: rakshasas, demons
• राक्षसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena
• Rākṣasas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the aftermath of adharma meeting forceful restraint: when violent aggressors are checked, only a diminished remnant remains. In epic ethics, such force is framed as protective action—curbing predation and restoring safety—rather than gratuitous cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhīmasena has killed many rākṣasas, the narration turns to those who survived the slaughter—the remaining rākṣasas who are left in the wake of his attack.