Shloka 114

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

तं॑ चापि विनिहत्योग्रं भीम: प्रहरतां वर: । सहितो भ्रातृभि: सर्वैर्द्रपदस्य पुरं ययौ,योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ भीम उस भयंकर राक्षसको मारकर अपने सब भाइयोंके साथ मेरे पिता ट्रुपदकी राजधानीमें गये

Transliteration

taṁ cāpi vinihatyograṁ bhīmaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ | sahito bhrātṛbhiḥ sarvair drapadasya puraṁ yayau ||

Translation

Setelah membunuh rākṣasa yang ganas itu, Bhīma—yang terunggul antara para pemukul—berangkat bersama semua saudaranya menuju kota Drupada.

Word by Word

तम्him/that one

चand

अपिalso

विनिहत्यhaving slain

उग्रम्fierce/terrible

भीमःBhima

प्रहरताम्of those who strike/attack (lit. they strike)

वरःthe best/excellent one

सहितःaccompanied (together)

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सर्वैःall

द्रपदस्यof Drupada

पुरम्city

ययौwent

Speaker

राक्षस उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīma

the rākṣasa (unnamed)

the brothers (Pāṇḍavas collectively)

Drupada

Drupada's city/capital

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents strength as ethically accountable: Bhīma’s might is validated when used to neutralize a dangerous aggressor, after which the heroes proceed toward legitimate social and political order (going to Drupada’s capital), suggesting that force should serve protection and dharma rather than personal rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

A fierce rākṣasa has been killed by Bhīma. After this victory, Bhīma and all his brothers travel together to Drupada’s city, indicating a shift from immediate peril to seeking refuge, alliance, or rightful hospitality in a royal capital.