Shloka 5
इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः
Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas
स्फुरतश्न महाकायान् गतसत्त्वांश्व॒ राक्षसान् महाबलान् महासत्त्वान् भीमसेनेन पातितान्,साथ ही उन्होंने भीमसेनके द्वारा मार गिराये हुए महान् शक्तिशाली तथा परम उत्साही विशालकाय राक्षस भी देखे, जिनमेंसे कुछ छटपटा रहे थे और कुछ मरे पड़े थे
sphuratāś ca mahākāyān gatasattvāṃś ca rākṣasān mahābalān mahāsattvān bhīmasenena pātitān
毗湿摩耶那说道：他们也看见那些身躯魁伟的罗刹——有的尚在抽搐挣动，有的已然气绝无生——力大无穷、性情凶悍，尽皆为毗摩塞那所击倒。此景昭示惨烈交锋后的阴沉余波：武勇必有后果，英勇与毁灭之间的界线，在倒伏的躯体上赤裸呈现。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of force: even when violence is directed against hostile beings, its aftermath is stark and sobering. It invites reflection on dharma in conflict—strength used for protection may be necessary, yet it still produces suffering and death that should not be romanticized.
The narrator reports that the observers see the gigantic rākṣasas whom Bhīmasena has already felled—some still twitching, some lying dead—emphasizing Bhīma’s overwhelming power and the immediate aftermath of the encounter.