Shloka 266
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
दग्धाद्रिकूटशृज्ञाभं भिन्नाउजजनचयोपमम् । उसने जले हुए पर्वतशिखर तथा कटे-छटे कोयलेके पहाड़के समान प्रतीत होनेवाले राक्षसराज अलम्बुषके रथपर पहुँचनेके लिये महान् वेग प्रकट किया
sañjaya uvāca | dagdhādrikūṭaśṛṅgābhaṃ bhinnāñjanacayopamam |
Sanjaya berkata: “Ia memperlihatkan kecepatan yang dahsyat untuk mencapai kereta Alambuṣa, raja rākṣasa, yang tampak laksana puncak gunung yang hangus terbakar dan laksana timbunan batu hitam pekat yang remuk—bayang kehancuran perang yang menghitam oleh asap.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war transforms beings into images of ruin—burnt peaks and shattered black heaps—reminding the listener that martial prowess and speed unfold within a morally grave landscape of destruction.
Sañjaya describes a warrior surging forward with great speed to reach the chariot of the rākṣasa-king Alambuṣa, whose terrifying appearance is conveyed through stark similes of scorched and broken mountain-like masses.