महाभारत · 1.152.1–2
॥
देवनागरी
वैशंपायन उवाच
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्तो जनस् तस्याथ रक्षसः ॥
निष्पपात गृहाद् राजन् सहैव परिचारिभिः ॥
तान् भीतान् विगतज्ञानान् भीमः प्रहरतां वरः ॥
सान्त्वयाम् आस बलवान् समये च न्यवेशयत् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tena śabdena vitrasto janas tasyātha rakṣasaḥ ||
niṣpapāta gṛhād rājan sahaiva paricāribhiḥ ||
tān bhītān vigatajñānān bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||
sāntvayām āsa balavān samaye ca nyaveśayat ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्तः जनः तस्य अथ रक्षसःtena śabdena vitrastaḥ janaḥ tasya atha rakṣasaḥterrified by that sound, the people of that rakshasa
निष्पपात गृहात् राजन् सह एव परिचारिभिःniṣpapāta gṛhāt rājan saha eva paricāribhiḥran out of the house, O king, together with the servants;
तान् भीतान् विगतज्ञानान् भीमः प्रहरतां वरःtān bhītān vigatajñānān bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥthose frightened, who had lost their senses, Bhima, best of warriors,
सान्त्वयाम् आस बलवान् समये च न्यवेशयत्sāntvayām āsa balavān samaye ca nyaveśayatcalmed, the mighty one, and bound [them] by an agreement:
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वित्रस्तोvitrastooriginal form "vitrasto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनस्janasoriginal form "janas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्याथtasyāthaoriginal form "tasyātha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गृहाद्gṛhādoriginal form "gṛhād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहैवsahaivaoriginal form "sahaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Vaishampayana said: "Terrified by that sound, the people of that rakshasa ran out of the house together with the servants, O king; and those frightened, who had lost their senses, the mighty Bhima, best of warriors, calmed and bound by an agreement."
संस्करण
15974924ffa8 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the victor shows mercy where he could have destroyed. It is significant that Bhima, having crushed Baka, does not turn his weapon against the terrified kinsfolk, but calms them: the valor of the righteous does not revel in slaughter but stops once the enemy is defeated. The purpose of battle is not annihilation but the restoration of order: having struck down the source of evil, the righteous one does not multiply bloodshed. Thus the scripture shows the difference between a warrior of dharma and a bloodthirsty one: the former kills only as much as defense requires, and spares those who submit; and Bhima, calming the trembling, turns victory into peace.