Shloka 306
भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King
ससैन्यं समरे क़रुद्धों राक्षस: समुपाद्रवत् । राजन! उस समय राक्षस अल्म्बुषने युद्धमें उन््मत्त होकर लड़नेवाले सेनासहित सात्यकिपर क्रोधपूर्वक धावा किया
sasainyaṃ samare kruddho rākṣasaḥ samupādravat | rājan! tadā rākṣaso ’lambuṣaṇo yuddhe unmatta iva yodhayituṃ sainyasahitaḥ sātyakim prati krodhapūrvakaṃ dhāvam akarot |
Sañjaya said: O King, in the thick of battle the rākṣasa, inflamed with anger, charged forward with his troops. At that moment Alambuṣaṇa, fighting like one possessed by frenzy, rushed wrathfully against Sātyaki—an image of how rage in war drives even mighty warriors toward reckless assault.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can dominate the battlefield mind, pushing a warrior into a frenzied, reckless charge. Ethically, it points to the danger of letting passion override discernment, even amid kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the rākṣasa Alambuṣaṇa, enraged, advances with his troops and launches a forceful charge against Sātyaki during the battle.