Shloka 20
Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
विकृष्य कार्मुकं घोरं भारसाधनमुत्तमम् । अलम्बुषं शरैस्ती&णैरदयामास सर्वतः,तदनन्तर पुन: होशमें आकर क्रोधसे व्याकुल हुए वायुपुत्र भीमने भार वहन करनेमें समर्थ, उत्तम तथा भयंकर धनुष तानकर पैने बाणोंद्वारा सब ओरसे अलम्बुषको पीड़ित कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca |
vikṛṣya kārmukaṃ ghoraṃ bhārasādhanam uttamam |
alambuṣaṃ śarais tīkṣṇair adayāmāsa sarvataḥ ||
তেতিয়া বায়ুপুত্ৰ ভীমে ভাৰ বহন কৰিব পৰা সেই উত্তম, ভয়ংকৰ কাৰ্মুক টানি, তীক্ষ্ণ শৰৰে চাৰিওফালৰ পৰা অলম্বুষক পীড়িত কৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the battlefield context of kṣatriya-dharma, a warrior’s duty can manifest as swift and forceful action; anger intensifies the resolve, and the narrative implicitly raises the ethical tension between necessary martial severity and compassion.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma regaining control, drawing his powerful bow, and then striking Alambuṣa from all directions with sharp arrows, pressing him hard in the ongoing combat.