Shloka 80
घटोत्कचमसम्भान्तं राक्षसैर्बहुभिव॒तम् । सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर्मत्तमातड्विक्रमै:
ghaṭotkacam asambhrāntaṁ rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtam | siṁhaśārdūlasadṛśair mattamātaṅgavikramaiḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Ghaṭotkaca stand unerschüttert, umringt von vielen Rākṣasas—Kämpfern, deren Kraft der wütender, wie berauscht tobender Elefanten glich und die Löwen und Tigern ähnelten. Das Bild hebt die schreckenerregende Wucht der nächtlich umherstreifenden Krieger hervor und zugleich die Standhaftigkeit mitten in Chaos und Furcht auf dem Schlachtfeld.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadiness (asambhrānti) in the midst of terror and confusion. Even when surrounded by formidable forces, courage and composure are portrayed as decisive virtues in righteous struggle.
Sañjaya describes Ghaṭotkaca on the battlefield, standing firm while encircled by many rākṣasa fighters. Their strength is compared to frenzied elephants and their ferocity to lions and tigers, intensifying the sense of a fearsome war-scene.