SanskritIASTMeaning
भीमसेनः तु तत् श्रुत्वा प्रहसन् इव भारतbhīmasenaḥ tu tat śrutvā prahasan iva bhārataBhimasena, hearing that, as if laughing, O Bharata,
राक्षसं तम् अनादृत्य भुङ्क्ते एव पराङ्मुखःrākṣasaṃ tam anādṛtya bhuṅkte eva parāṅmukhaḥdisregarding that rakshasa, went on eating, turned away;
ततः सः भैरवं कृत्वा समुद्यम्य करौ उभौtataḥ saḥ bhairavaṃ kṛtvā samudyamya karau ubhauthen he, letting out a terrifying roar, raising both hands,
अभ्यद्रवत् भीमसेनं जिघांसुः पुरुषादकःabhyadravat bhīmasenaṃ jighāṃsuḥ puruṣādakaḥrushed at Bhimasena, wishing to kill him, the man-eater;
तथा अपि परिभूय एनं न ईक्षमाणः वृकोदरःtathā api paribhūya enaṃ na īkṣamāṇaḥ vṛkodaraḥand still, disregarding him, not looking at him, Vrikodara,
राक्षसं भुङ्क्ते एव अन्नं पाण्डवः परवीरहाrākṣasaṃ bhuṅkte eva annaṃ pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahāwent on eating the food, the Pandava, slayer of enemy heroes;
भीमसेनस्bhīmasenasoriginal form "bhīmasenas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छ्रुत्वाchrutvāoriginal form "chrutvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रहसन्न्prahasannoriginal form "prahasann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भुङ्क्तbhuṅktaoriginal form "bhuṅkta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कराव्karāvoriginal form "karāv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभ्यद्रवद्abhyadravadoriginal form "abhyadravad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथापिtathāpioriginal form "tathāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परिभूयैनंparibhūyainaṃoriginal form "paribhūyainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेक्षमाणोnekṣamāṇooriginal form "nekṣamāṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भुङ्क्तbhuṅktaoriginal form "bhuṅkta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवान्नंevānnaṃoriginal form "evānnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Bhima shows the utmost disregard for his enemy here — he does not even honor him with a glance. It is telling that neither the roar nor the raised hands of the man-eater draw Bhima from his meal: his calm is not carelessness but visible superiority, turning the enemy's fury to nothing. One who is truly strong does not stir before a threat: confidence in one's own power grants composure. Telling too is the note "as if laughing": to Bhima the devourer's rage is laughable. So the scripture shows the dominion of spirit over fear; and Bhima's contemptuous calm is itself already the tyrant's humiliation.