अर्जुन उवाच
किम् अनेन चिरं भीम जीवता पापरक्षसा ॥
गन्तव्यं न चिरं स्थातुम् इह शक्यम् अरिंदम ॥
पुरा संरज्यते प्राची पुरा संध्या प्रवर्तते ॥
रौद्रे मुहूर्ते रक्षांसि प्रबलानि भवन्ति च ॥
त्वरस्व भीम मा क्रीड जहि रक्षो विभीषणम् ॥
पुरा विकुरुते मायां भुजयोः सारम् अर्पय ॥
arjuna uvāca
kim anena ciraṃ bhīma jīvatā pāparakṣasā ||
gantavyaṃ na ciraṃ sthātum iha śakyam ariṃdama ||
purā saṃrajyate prācī purā saṃdhyā pravartate ||
raudre muhūrte rakṣāṃsi prabalāni bhavanti ca ||
tvarasva bhīma mā krīḍa jahi rakṣo vibhīṣaṇam ||
purā vikurute māyāṃ bhujayoḥ sāram arpaya ||
Arjuna said: "What need, Bhima, for this sinful rakshasa to live any longer? We must go on; we cannot stay here long, O tamer of foes. Before the east reddens and twilight sets in — in that fearsome hour the rakshasas grow strong. Make haste, Bhima, do not toy with him; slay the fearsome rakshasa, and before he conjures illusion, put forth the full strength of your arms."
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Here Arjuna shows the good sense that completes Bhima's might. His awareness of timing is telling: in the twilight, the "fearsome hour," the strength of rakshasas grows — the wise warrior reckons with the moment and grants the enemy no advantage. Valor without judgment is incomplete: Bhima toys with the enemy, while Arjuna reminds him of measure and of the danger of illusion. Telling too is the phrase "do not toy": even strength drawn out too long in delay can turn into disaster. The verse shows in the brothers two gifts working together — unconquerable might and sober calculation; and their concord is the pledge of victory.