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Shloka 35

बकवधोत्तर-प्रशमनम् | Post-slaying Stabilization after Baka’s Death

न हि मे राक्षसा भीरु सोढुं शक्ता: पराक्रमम्‌ । न मनुष्या न गन्धर्वा न यक्षाश्चवारुलोचने,भीरु! सुलोचने! मेरे पराक्रमको राक्षस, मनुष्य, गन्धर्व तथा यक्ष भी नहीं सह सकते हैं

na hi me rākṣasā bhīru soḍhuṁ śaktāḥ parākramam | na manuṣyā na gandharvā na yakṣāś cāru-locane bhīru su-locane ||

ఓ భీరూ, సులోచనే! నా పరాక్రమాన్ని రాక్షసులు భరించలేరు; మనుష్యులు కాదు, గంధర్వులు కాదు, యక్షులు కూడా కాదు.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मेof me/my
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
राक्षसाःrakshasas/demons
राक्षसाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भीरुO timid one
भीरु:
TypeNoun
Rootभीरु
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
सोढुम्to endure/bear
सोढुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसह्
FormTumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage)
शक्ताःable
शक्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पराक्रमम्valor/might
पराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
nor/not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मनुष्याःhumans
मनुष्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गन्धर्वाःgandharvas
गन्धर्वाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
nor
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यक्षाःyakshas
यक्षाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वारुलोचनेO one with cat-like eyes
वारुलोचने:
TypeNoun
Rootवारुलोचन
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular

भीमसेन उवाच

B
Bhīmasena
R
Rākṣasas
M
Manuṣyas (humans)
G
Gandharvas
Y
Yakṣas

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of protection: strength is presented not as mere pride but as a pledge to shield the vulnerable and to deter wrongdoing. Courage functions ethically when it reassures the fearful and restrains aggressors.

Bhīma addresses a frightened, beautiful-eyed woman and asserts that no class of beings—rākṣasas, humans, gandharvas, or yakṣas—can withstand his prowess. He is consoling her and warning potential threats of his overwhelming power.