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Core:Bhima splits Baka into two.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
Vaishampayana said:
ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायामन्नमादाय पाण्डवः । भीमसेनो ययौ तत्र यत्रासौ पुरुषादकः ॥१॥
tato rātryāṁ vyatītāyām annamādāya pāṇḍavaḥ। bhīmasēno yayau tatra yatrāsau puruṣādakaḥ ॥1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रात्र्यां (rātryāṁ) - in the night; व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - having passed; अन्नमादाय (annamādāya) - taking food; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; भीमसेनः (bhīmasēnaḥ) - Bhima’s army; ययौ (yayau) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत्र (yatra) - where; आसौ (āsau) - he; पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - the enemy of men;]
Then, the Pandava, having passed the night and taken food, went to the place where the enemy of men was.
आसाद्य तु वनं तस्य रक्षसः पाण्डवो बली । आजुहाव ततो नाम्ना तदन्नमुपयोजयन् ॥२॥
āsādya tu vanaṁ tasya rakṣasaḥ pāṇḍavo balī। ājuhāva tato nāmnā tadannam upayojayan ॥2॥
[आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; तु (tu) - indeed; वनं (vanaṁ) - the forest; तस्य (tasya) - of him; रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the demon; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; बली (balī) - powerful; आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - called; ततः (tataḥ) - then; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; तदन्नं (tadannam) - that food; उपयोजयन् (upayojayan) - preparing;]
Having approached the forest, the powerful Pandava called the demon and prepared the food by name.
ततः स राक्षसः श्रुत्वा भीमसेनस्य तद्वचः । आजगाम सुसङ्क्रुद्धो यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः ॥३॥
tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ śrutvā bhīmasēnasya tadvacah। ājagāma susaṅkruddho yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ ॥3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the demon; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasēnasya) - of Bhima’s army; तद्वचः (tadvacah) - his words; आजगाम (ājagāma) - came; सुसङ्क्रुद्धो (susaṅkruddho) - very angry; यत्र (yatra) - where; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - was standing;]
Hearing the words of Bhima’s army, the demon came, very angry, to the place where Bhima was standing.
महाकायो महावेगो दारयन्निव मेदिनीम् । त्रिशिखां भृकुटिं कृत्वा संदश्य दशनच्छदम् ॥४॥
mahākāyō mahāvēgō dārayanniva mēdīnīm। triśikhāṁ bhṛkuṭiṁ kṛtvā sandaśya daśanacchadam ॥4॥
[महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - of great body; महावेगः (mahāvēgaḥ) - of great speed; दारयन् (dārayan) - tearing apart; इव (iva) - as if; मेदिनीम् (mēdīnīm) - the earth; त्रिशिखां (triśikhāṁ) - with three heads; भृकुटिं (bhṛkuṭiṁ) - with frowning; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - making; संदश्य (sandaśya) - grinding; दशनच्छदम् (daśanacchadam) - with the mouth of teeth;]
With his great body and great speed, tearing apart the earth, making three heads, frowning, and grinding with his teeth.
भुञ्जानमन्नं तं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनं स राक्षसः । विवृत्य नयने क्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥५॥
bhujānaman naṁ taṁ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasēnaṁ sa rākṣasaḥ। vivṛtya nayane kruddha idaṁ vacanam abravīt ॥5॥
[भुञ्जानमन्नं (bhujānaman naṁ) - seeing him eating the food; तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीमसेनं (bhīmasēnaṁ) - Bhima’s army; स (sa) - he; राक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - the demon; विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - opening; नयने (nayane) - his eyes; क्रुद्ध (kruddha) - angry; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
Seeing him eating the food, the demon, angry, opened his eyes and said this speech.
कोऽयमन्नमिदं भुङ्क्ते मदर्थमुपकल्पितम् । पश्यतो मम दुर्बुद्धिर्यियासुर्यमसादनम् ॥६॥
ko'yam annam idaṁ bhuṅktē madartham upakalpitaṁ। paśyato mama durbuddhiryiyāsuryam asādhanam ॥6॥
[कोऽयम् (ko'yam) - who is this; अन्नं (annam) - food; इदं (idaṁ) - this; भुङ्क्ते (bhujñkte) - eats; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my cause; उपकल्पितम् (upakalpitaṁ) - prepared; पश्य (paśya) - seeing; मम (mama) - my; दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - foolishness; यियासुर्यम (yiyāsuryam) - desiring the sun; असादनम् (asādhanam) - unattainable;]
Who is this eating food prepared for my cause? Seeing this, my foolishness desires the unattainable sun.
भीमसेनस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रहसन्निव भारत । राक्षसं तमनादृत्य भुङ्क्त एव पराङ्मुखः ॥७॥
bhīmasēnastu tacchrutvā prahasan niva bhārata। rākṣasaṁ tamanādṛtya bhuṅktēva parāṅmukhaḥ ॥7॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasēnaḥ) - Bhima’s army; तु (tu) - indeed; तच्छ्रुत्वा (tacchrutvā) - hearing that; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - laughing; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - the demon; तमनादृत्य (tamanādṛtya) - disregarding him; भुङ्क्ते (bhujñkte) - eats; एव (eva) - indeed; पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - with his back turned;]
Hearing that, Bhima’s army, laughing, disregarded the demon and ate the food, turning his back.
ततः स भैरवं कृत्वा समुद्यम्य करावुभौ । अभ्यद्रवद्भीमसेनं जिघांसुः पुरुषादकः ॥८॥
tataḥ sa bhairavaṁ kṛtvā samudyamya karāvubhau। abhyadravadbīmasēnaṁ jijhāṁsuḥ puruṣādakaḥ ॥8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; भैरवं (bhairavaṁ) - terrorizing; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - making; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - raising; करावुबौ (karāvubhau) - both hands; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards; भीमसेनं (bhīmasēnaṁ) - Bhima’s army; जिघांसुः (jijhāṁsuḥ) - desiring to kill; पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - the enemy of men;]
Then, making a fearful gesture, the demon raised both hands, rushing towards Bhima’s army, desiring to kill him.
तथापि परिभूयैनं नेक्षमाणो वृकोदरः । राक्षसं भुङ्क्त एवान्नं पाण्डवः परवीरहा ॥९॥
tathāpi paribhūyaianaṁ nēkṣamāṇo vṛkodaraḥ। rākṣasaṁ bhuṅktēvā annam pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā ॥9॥
[तथापि (tathāpi) - still; परिभूय (paribhūya) - having defeated; एयनं (ēyanam) - him; नेक्षमाणो (nēkṣamāṇo) - not looking; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - the demon; भुङ्क्ते (bhujñkte) - eats; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्नं (annam) - food; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - the killer of enemies;]
Still, Bhima, having defeated him and not looking back, eats the food, the Pandava, the killer of enemies.
अमर्षेण तु सम्पूर्णः कुन्तीपुत्रस्य राक्षसः । जघान पृष्ठं पाणिभ्यामुभाभ्यां पृष्ठतः स्थितः ॥१०॥
amarṣeṇa tu sampūrṇaḥ kuntīputrasya rākṣasaḥ। jaghāna pṛṣṭhaṁ pāṇibhhyāṁ ubhābhyāṁ pṛṣṭataḥ sthitaḥ ॥10॥
[अमर्षेण (amarṣeṇa) - with anger; तु (tu) - indeed; सम्पूर्णः (sampūrṇaḥ) - filled; कुन्तीपुत्रस्य (kuntīputrasya) - of the son of Kunti; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; पृष्ठं (pṛṣṭhaṁ) - the back; पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhhyām) - with both hands; उभाभ्यां (ubhābhyāṁ) - both; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭataḥ) - from the back; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing;]
Filled with anger, the demon of Kunti’s son struck the back with both hands while standing behind.
तथा बलवता भीमः पाणिभ्यां भृशमाहतः । नैवावलोकयामास राक्षसं भुङ्क्त एव सः ॥११॥
tathā balavatā bhīmaḥ pāṇibhyāṁ bhṛśamāhataḥ। naivāvalōkayamāsa rākṣasaṁ bhuṅkta eva saḥ ॥11॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; बलवता (balavatā) - with great strength; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; पाणिभ्यां (pāṇibhyāṁ) - with both hands; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - severely; आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck; नैव (naiva) - not; अवलोकयामास (avalōkayamāsa) - he looked; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - the demon; भुङ्क्त (bhuṅkta) - ate; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he;]
Thus, Bhima, with great strength, was struck severely with both hands. He did not look at the demon but continued eating.
ततः स भूयः सङ्क्रुद्धो वृक्षमादाय राक्षसः । ताडयिष्यंस्तदा भीमं पुनरभ्यद्रवद्बली ॥१२॥
tataḥ sa bhūyaḥ saṅkruddho vṛkṣamādāya rākṣasaḥ। tāḍayiṣyāṁstadā bhīmaṁ punar abhyadravad balī ॥12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddho) - angry; वृक्षमादाय (vṛkṣamādāya) - taking the tree; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; ताडयिष्याम् (tāḍayiṣyām) - will strike; तदा (tadā) - then; भीमं (bhīmaṁ) - Bhima; पुनः (punah) - again; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed towards; बली (balī) - powerful;]
Then, the demon, again angry, took the tree and was about to strike Bhima, rushing towards him once more, with great strength.
ततो भीमः शनैर्भुक्त्वा तदन्नं पुरुषर्षभः । वार्युपस्पृश्य संहृष्टस्तस्थौ युधि महाबलः ॥१३॥
tato bhīmaḥ śanair bhuktvā tadannaṁ puruṣarṣabhaḥ। vāryupaspṛśya saṁhṛṣṭaḥ stāṣṭau yudhi mahābalaḥ ॥13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having eaten; तदन्नं (tadannaṁ) - that food; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best of men; वार्युपस्पृश्य (vāryupaspṛśya) - touching the water; संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - happy; स्थासितु (sthāṣṭau) - stood still; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one;]
Then, Bhima, after eating the food slowly, the best of men, having touched the water, stood still, happy in battle, with great strength.
क्षिप्तं क्रुद्धेन तं वृक्षं प्रतिजग्राह वीर्यवान् । सव्येन पाणिना भीमः प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥१४॥
kṣiptaṁ kruddhēna taṁ vṛkṣaṁ pratijagrāha vīryavān। savyēna pāṇinā bhīmaḥ prahasan niva bhārata ॥14॥
[क्षिप्तं (kṣiptaṁ) - thrown; क्रुद्धेन (kruddhēna) - by the angry; तं (taṁ) - him; वृक्षं (vṛkṣaṁ) - tree; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - caught; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - with great strength; सव्येन (savyēna) - with his left hand; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - smiling; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
The tree, thrown by the angry demon, was caught by the mighty Bhima with his left hand, smiling, O Bharata.
ततः स पुनरुद्यम्य वृक्षान्बहुविधान्बली । प्राहिणोद्भीमसेनाय तस्मै भीमश्च पाण्डवः ॥१५॥
tataḥ sa punarudyamya vṛkṣān bahuvidhān balī। prāhiṇōd bhīmasēnāya tasmai bhīmaśca pāṇḍavaḥ ॥15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; पुनः (punah) - again; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - lifting; वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees; बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - many kinds; बली (balī) - powerful; प्राहिणोद् (prāhiṇōd) - threw; भीमसेनाय (bhīmasēnāya) - to Bhima’s army; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; भीमश्च (bhīmaśca) - Bhima also; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
Then, the powerful demon, lifting many trees, threw them to Bhima’s army, and to Bhima, the Pandava.
तद्वृक्षयुद्धमभवन्महीरुहविनाशनम् । घोररूपं महाराज बकपाण्डवयोर्महत् ॥१६॥
tadvṛkṣayuddham abhavann mahīruhavināśanam। ghorarūpaṁ mahārāja bakapāṇḍavayōr mahat ॥16॥
[तद् (tad) - that; वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - the tree fight; अभवन्म (abhavann) - became; महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destruction of the trees; घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṁ) - horrible form; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; बकपाण्डवयोः (bakapāṇḍavayōr) - of Bhima and the Pandava; महत् (mahat) - great;]
That tree battle became a destruction of mighty trees, a horrible form, O great king, between Bhima and the Pandava.
नाम विश्राव्य तु बकः समभिद्रुत्य पाण्डवम् । भुजाभ्यां परिजग्राह भीमसेनं महाबलम् ॥१७॥
nāma viśrāvya tu bakaḥ samabhidrutya pāṇḍavam। bhujābhyāṁ parijagrāha bhīmasēnaṁ mahābalam ॥17॥
[नाम (nāma) - by name; विश्राव्य (viśrāvya) - calling; तु (tu) - indeed; बकः (bakaḥ) - the demon; समभिद्रुत्य (samabhidrutya) - running towards; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava; भुजाभ्यां (bhujābhyāṁ) - with both arms; परिजग्राह (parijagrāha) - seized; भीमसेनं (bhīmasēnaṁ) - Bhima’s army; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty one;]
Calling out by name, the demon rushed towards the Pandava, seizing Bhima’s mighty army with both arms.
भीमसेनोऽपि तद्रक्षः परिरभ्य महाभुजः । विस्फुरन्तं महावेगं विचकर्ष बलाद्बली ॥१८॥
bhīmasēnō'pi tadrakṣaḥ parirabhya mahābhujaḥ। visphurantam mahāvēgaṁ vicakarṣa balādbalī ॥18॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasēnaḥ) - Bhima’s army; अपि (api) - also; तद्रक्षः (tadrakṣaḥ) - the demon; परिरभ्य (parirabhya) - embracing; महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - with mighty arms; विस्फुरन्तं (visphurantam) - sparking; महावेगं (mahāvēgaṁ) - great speed; विचकर्ष (vicakarṣa) - dragged; बलाद्बलः (balādbalaḥ) - by great strength;]
Even Bhima’s army, embracing the demon with mighty arms, was dragged by him with great speed, sparking with strength.
स कृष्यमाणो भीमेन कर्षमाणश्च पाण्डवम् । समयुज्यत तीव्रेण श्रमेण पुरुषादकः ॥१९॥
sa kṛṣyamāṇo bhīmena karṣamāṇaśca pāṇḍavam। samayujyata tīvrēṇa śramēṇa puruṣādakaḥ ॥19॥
[स (sa) - he; कृष्यमाणो (kṛṣyamāṇo) - being dragged; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; कर्षमाणश्च (karṣamāṇaśca) - also being pulled; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava; समयुज्यत (samayujyata) - joined; तीव्रेण (tīvrēṇa) - with intense; श्रमेण (śramēṇa) - effort; पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - the enemy of men;]
The demon, being dragged by Bhima and pulled by the Pandava, joined with intense effort in the battle of strength.
तयोर्वेगेन महता पृथिवी समकम्पत । पादपांश्च महाकायांश्चूर्णयामासतुस्तदा ॥२०॥
tayōr vēgēna mahatā pṛthivī samakampat। pādāpāṁśca mahākāyāṁścaūrṇayāmāsa tuḥstada॥20॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; वेगेन (vēgēna) - with speed; महता (mahatā) - great; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth; समकम्पत (samakampat) - trembled; पादपांश्च (pādapāṁśca) - trees and; महाकायांश्च (mahākāyāṁśca) - mighty bodies; चूर्णयामास (cūrṇayāmāsa) - were shattered; तु (tu) - then; तदा (tadā) - at that time;]
With their great speed, the earth trembled. The mighty trees and bodies were shattered at that time.
हीयमानं तु तद्रक्षः समीक्ष्य भरतर्षभ । निष्पिष्य भूमौ पाणिभ्यां समाजघ्ने वृकोदरः ॥२१॥
hīyamānaṁ tu tadrakṣaḥ samīkṣya bharatarṣabha। niṣpiṣya bhūmau pāṇibhāṁ samājaghne vṛkodaraḥ ॥21॥
[हीयमानं (hīyamānaṁ) - being destroyed; तु (tu) - indeed; तद्रक्षः (tadrakṣaḥ) - that demon; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Bharata, the best of the Bharatas; निष्पिष्य (niṣpiṣya) - squeezing out; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; पाणिभ्यां (pāṇibhāṁ) - with both hands; समाजघ्ने (samājaghne) - he killed; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima;]
Seeing the demon being destroyed, O Bharata, Bhima squeezed him on the ground with both hands and killed him.
ततोऽस्य जानुना पृष्ठमवपीड्य बलादिव । बाहुना परिजग्राह दक्षिणेन शिरोधराम् ॥२२॥
tato'sya jānunā pṛṣṭham avapīḍya balād iva। bāhunā parijagrāha dakṣiṇēna śirodhārām ॥22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - of him; जानुना (jānunā) - with the knee; पृष्ठम (pṛṣṭham) - the back; अवपीड्य (avapīḍya) - pressing; बलात् (balāt) - with force; इव (iva) - as if; बाहुना (bāhunā) - with his arm; परिजग्राह (parijagrāha) - he seized; दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇēna) - with the right; शिरोधराम् (śirodhārām) - the head and neck;]
Then, pressing his back with the knee, Bhima, with his arm, seized the demon’s head and neck with his right arm.
सव्येन च कटीदेशे गृह्य वाससि पाण्डवः । तद्रक्षो द्विगुणं चक्रे नदन्तं भैरवान्रवान् ॥२३॥
savyēna ca kaṭī dēśē gṛhya vāsasi pāṇḍavaḥ। tadrakṣō dviguṇaṁ cakrē nadantaṁ bhairavān ravān ॥23॥
[सव्येन (savyēna) - with the left; च (ca) - and; कटीदेशे (kaṭī dēśē) - the waist; गृह्य (gṛhya) - grasping; वाससि (vāsasi) - the cloth; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; तद्रक्षो (tadrakṣo) - that demon; द्विगुणं (dviguṇaṁ) - doubly; चक्रे (cakrē) - spun; नदन्तं (nadantaṁ) - roaring; भैरवान्रवान् (bhairavān ravān) - fiercely howling;]
With his left hand, Bhima grasped the waist and, roaring, spun the demon doubly, fiercely howling.
ततोऽस्य रुधिरं वक्त्रात्प्रादुरासीद्विशां पते । भज्यमानस्य भीमेन तस्य घोरस्य रक्षसः ॥२४॥
tato'sya rudhiraṁ vaktrāt prādurāsīdvishāṁ pate। bhajyamānasya bhīmena tasya ghorasya rakṣasaḥ ॥24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - of him; रुधिरं (rudhiraṁ) - blood; वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth; प्रादुरासीद् (prādurāsīdv) - it appeared; विश्वां (viśvām) - of the worlds; पते (pate) - O lord; भज्यमानस्य (bhajyamānasya) - being devoured; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; तस्य (tasya) - his; घोरस्य (ghorasya) - fierce; रक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon;]
Then, blood appeared from his mouth, O lord of the worlds, as Bhima devoured him, the fierce demon.
