Shloka 32
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
तावकाश्च हत॑ दृष्ट्वा राक्षसेन्द्रे महाबलम्,भरतश्रेष्ठ! टूट-फ़ूटकर गिरे हुए पर्वतके समान महाबली राक्षसराज अलम्बुषको मारा गया देख आपके शूरवीर योद्धा तथा उनकी सारी सेनाएँ हाहाकार करने लगीं
sañjaya uvāca | tāvakāś ca hataṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasendre mahābalam, bharataśreṣṭha! ṭūṭa-phūṭa-kara gire hue parvatake samāna mahābalī rākṣasarāja alambuṣako mārā gayā dekh āpake śūravīra yoddhā tathā unakī sārī senāeṃ hāhākāra karane lagīṃ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik di antara Bharata, ketika para prajuritmu melihat Alambuṣa—raja para Rākṣasa yang perkasa—telah tewas, jatuh laksana gunung yang remuk, maka para kesatriamu beserta seluruh bala tentara pun menjerit dalam ratap dan gentar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even extraordinary physical power and fearsome reputation cannot secure stability in an unrighteous war; when a key champion falls, collective confidence collapses, reminding listeners that strength without dharmic grounding is fragile.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the mighty Rākṣasa leader Alambuṣa has been slain; seeing him fallen like a broken mountain, the Kaurava warriors and their entire host cry out in alarm and grief.