Shloka 303
शासनाद् राक्षसेन्द्रस्य निजघ्नू रथकुञ्जरान् | उस रातमें भयंकर रूपधारी सम्पूर्ण राक्षसोंने भी राक्षसराज अलायुधकी आज्ञासे कितने ही रथों और हाथियोंको नष्ट कर दिया
śāsanād rākṣasendrasya nijaghnur rathakuñjarān |
Sañjaya sprach: Auf Befehl des Herrn der Rākṣasas streckten die furchterregenden Rākṣasas viele Streitwagen und Elefanten nieder und vernichteten sie.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare can devolve into destructive excess when actions are driven primarily by command and aggression rather than restraint and dharma; obedience to a leader’s order, when ethically unchecked, can magnify harm.
Sañjaya reports that, following the order of the Rākṣasa leader (identified in the accompanying context as Alāyudha), the Rākṣasas launched a fierce assault and destroyed many chariots and elephants on the battlefield.