Mahabharata 7.110.20 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 110, 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
sañjaya uvāca |
vikṛṣya kārmukaṃ ghoraṃ bhārasādhanam uttamam |
alambuṣaṃ śarais tīkṣṇair adayāmāsa sarvataḥ ||
তখন মারুতিপুত্র ভীম ভার বহনে সক্ষম সেই উৎকৃষ্ট ভয়ংকর ধনুক টেনে, তীক্ষ্ণ শর দিয়ে চারদিক থেকে অলম্বুষকে পীড়িত করল।
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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.
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