Mahabharata · 1.141.20–21
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः स राक्षसः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवेन बलाद् धृतः ॥
भीमसेनं समालिङ्ग्य व्यनदद् भैरवं रवम् ॥
पुनर् भीमो बलाद् एनं विचकर्ष महाबलः ॥
मा शब्दः सुखसुप्तानां भ्रातॄणां मे भवेद् इति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavena balād dhṛtaḥ ||
bhīmasenaṃ samāliṅgya vyanadad bhairavaṃ ravam ||
punar bhīmo balād enaṃ vicakarṣa mahābalaḥ ||
mā śabdaḥ sukhasuptānāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ me bhaved iti ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः सः राक्षसः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवेन बलात् धृतःtataḥ saḥ rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavena balāt dhṛtaḥthen that rakshasa, enraged, held fast by force by the Pandava,
भीमसेनं समालिङ्ग्य व्यनदत् भैरवं रवम्bhīmasenaṃ samāliṅgya vyanadat bhairavaṃ ravamembracing Bhimasena, let out a terrifying roar;
पुनः भीमः बलात् एनं विचकर्ष महाबलःpunaḥ bhīmaḥ balāt enaṃ vicakarṣa mahābalaḥagain Bhima, mighty in strength, dragged him away by force,
मा शब्दः सुखसुप्तानां भ्रातॄणां मे भवेत् इतिmā śabdaḥ sukhasuptānāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ me bhavet iti[thinking]: "let there be no noise for my sweetly sleeping brothers"
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलाद्balādoriginal form "balād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
व्यनदद्vyanadadoriginal form "vyanadad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमोbhīmooriginal form "bhīmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलाद्balādoriginal form "balād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवेद्bhavedoriginal form "bhaved", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then that rakshasa, enraged, held fast by force by the Pandava, embraced Bhimasena and let out a terrifying roar; but Bhima, mighty in strength, again dragged him away by force, thinking: 'Let there be no noise for my sweetly sleeping brothers.'"
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Here, amid the fury of battle, Bhima's tenderness toward his kin comes to light. Telling is that he drags the roaring rakshasa away not for the sake of the fight, but so as not to disturb the sleep of his brothers and mother: even at the height of the struggle his heart is concerned for the peace of his family. Thus love for one's own dwells in the warrior even amid battle: true strength is not coarse, it remembers the weak. Telling is the contrast: the man-eater roars to terrify, while Bhima silently leads the foe away, to guard the stillness of the sleepers. Thus scripture shows that the valor of the righteous is set within love: he fights not for show, but with care — sparing the peace of those he shields.