Shloka 25
तांस्त्रास्यमानान् भीमेन दृष्टवा रक्षो महाबलम् । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन शरैश्वैनमवाकिरत्,भीमके द्वारा उन राक्षसोंको भयभीत होते देख महाबली राक्षस अलायुधने बड़े वेगसे भीमसेनपर धावा किया और उन्हें बाणोंसे ढक दिया
tāṁs trāsyamānān bhīmena dṛṣṭvā rakṣo mahābalam | abhidudrāva vegena śaraiś cainam avākirat ||
तांस्त्रास्यमानान् भीमेन दृष्ट्वा रक्षो महाबलम् । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन शरैश्चैनमवाकिरत् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear spreads in war and how a powerful opponent attempts to restore his side’s momentum by directly confronting the chief threat. Ethically, it reflects the battlefield logic of checking excessive force with counter-force, while also showing the psychological dimension of dharma-yuddha: courage and morale can decide outcomes as much as weapons.
Bhīma has terrified a group of rākṣasas. Seeing them panic, the mighty rākṣasa Alāyudha charges straight at Bhīma with great speed and rains arrows upon him, trying to halt Bhīma’s advance.