Mahabharata · 1.151.12–13
॥
Devanāgarī
ततः स भूयः संक्रुद्धो वृक्षम् आदाय राक्षसः ॥
ताडयिष्यंस् तदा भीमं पुनर् अभ्यद्रवद् बली ॥
ततो भीमः शनैर् भुक्त्वा तदन्नं पुरुषर्षभः ॥
वार्य् उपस्पृश्य संहृष्टस् तस्थौ युधि महाबलः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tataḥ sa bhūyaḥ saṃkruddho vṛkṣam ādāya rākṣasaḥ ||
tāḍayiṣyaṃs tadā bhīmaṃ punar abhyadravad balī ||
tato bhīmaḥ śanair bhuktvā tadannaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
vāry upaspṛśya saṃhṛṣṭas tasthau yudhi mahābalaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः सः भूयः संक्रुद्धः वृक्षम् आदाय राक्षसःtataḥ saḥ bhūyaḥ saṃkruddhaḥ vṛkṣam ādāya rākṣasaḥthen that rakshasa, growing yet more enraged, seizing a tree,
ताडयिष्यन् तदा भीमं पुनः अभ्यद्रवत् बलीtāḍayiṣyan tadā bhīmaṃ punaḥ abhyadravat balīintending then to strike Bhima, rushed again, the strong one;
ततः भीमः शनैः भुक्त्वा तत् अन्नं पुरुषर्षभःtataḥ bhīmaḥ śanaiḥ bhuktvā tat annaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥthen Bhima, slowly finishing that food, the bull among men,
वारि उपस्पृश्य संहृष्टः तस्थौ युधि महाबलःvāri upaspṛśya saṃhṛṣṭaḥ tasthau yudhi mahābalaḥsipping water [performing achamana], joyful, rose for battle, mighty in strength;
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संक्रुद्धोsaṃkruddhooriginal form "saṃkruddho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताडयिष्यंस्tāḍayiṣyaṃsoriginal form "tāḍayiṣyaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभ्यद्रवद्abhyadravadoriginal form "abhyadravad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शनैर्śanairoriginal form "śanair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदन्नंtadannaṃoriginal form "tadannaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वार्य्vāryoriginal form "vāry", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संहृष्टस्saṃhṛṣṭasoriginal form "saṃhṛṣṭas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then the rakshasa, growing yet more enraged, seizing a tree, rushed again to strike Bhima; and Bhima, unhurried, having finished that food and sipped water, rose for battle, joyful and mighty in strength."
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b0a2ee7c4241 · published Jul 12, 2026, 5:19:51 PM UTC
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Bhima keeps ritual purity even on the eve of battle. It is telling that he does not throw himself into the fight before finishing his meal, but completes it and "sips water" — performing the purification custom demands: even in a clash with a monster, the righteous does not neglect dharma. Piety is not set aside even in the hour of war: one faithful to the law keeps it even amid danger. Telling too is the word "joyful": Bhima rises for battle not in anger but in quiet joy — for him this is service, not vengeance. So the scripture shows a warrior in whom strength is joined to ritual purity and a clear spirit; and such a fighter is invulnerable in both body and soul.