Shloka 43
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
स निर्भिन्न: शरैघेरिर्भुजगै: कोपितैरिव । अलम्बुषो भृशं राजन् नागेन्द्र इव चुक़रुधे
sa nirbhinnaḥ śaraiḥ ghorair bhujagaiḥ kopitair iva | alambuṣo bhṛśaṃ rājan nāgendra iva cukrudhe ||
হে ৰাজন! সেই ভয়ংকৰ শৰবৃষ্টিত অতি বিদ্ধ আৰু গভীৰভাবে আহত আলম্বুষ—যেন ক্ৰুদ্ধ সাপবোৰে আক্রমণ কৰিছে—অঙ্কুশবিদ্ধ গজেন্দ্ৰৰ দৰে প্ৰচণ্ড ক্ৰোধত জ্বলি উঠিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how pain and provocation can inflame krodha (anger). Ethically, it cautions that in war—and in life—injury often triggers retaliatory impulses; mastery of anger is difficult, yet crucial for right judgment.
Sañjaya describes Alambuṣa being struck hard by fierce arrows. Compared to an elephant prodded by a goad and to one attacked by angry serpents, Alambuṣa becomes intensely enraged, signaling an imminent counterattack in the battle.