Shloka 27
अलम्बुषो5पि विक्षिप्य समुत्क्षिप्प च राक्षसम् घटोत्कचं रणे रोषान्निष्पिपेष च भूतले,अलम्बुषने भी झटका देकर रणभूमिमें राक्षस घटोत्कवचको उठाकर पटक दिया और रोषपूर्वक वह उसे पृथ्वीपर रगड़ने लगा
alambuṣo 'pi vikṣipya samutkṣipya ca rākṣasam ghaṭotkacaṃ raṇe roṣān niṣpipeṣa ca bhūtale |
Sañjaya said: Alambuṣa, in the fury of battle, struck and hurled the rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca, then lifted him up and violently crushed and ground him down upon the earth. The scene shows how wrath in war drives combatants toward extreme, dehumanizing force, where victory is pursued through sheer physical domination rather than restraint.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (roṣa) in warfare can escalate action into brutal excess; it implicitly contrasts unrestrained wrath with the ideal of self-control and measured conduct even amid conflict.
During the battle, Alambuṣa attacks Ghaṭotkaca, hurls and lifts him, and then crushes/grinds him against the ground, as Sañjaya reports the ferocity of their combat.