Shloka 606
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
महता शरवर्षेण गजं प्रति गजो यथा । कर्णको कुपित देख सात्यकि बाणोंकी बड़ी भारी वर्षा करते हुए उसका सामना करने लगे, मानो एक हाथी दूसरे हाथीसे लड़ रहा हो
mahātā śaravarṣeṇa gajaṃ prati gajo yathā | karṇo 'pi kupito dṛṣṭvā sātyakiṃ bāṇānāṃ bhārīṃ vṛṣṭiṃ varṣayan samamukhaḥ samapadyata, yathā gajaḥ gajena saha yudhyamānaḥ ||
Melihat Satyaki, Karna yang murka menyongsongnya dengan hujan panah yang dahsyat—laksana seekor gajah menghadapi gajah lainnya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and rivalry intensify violence in war, while also reflecting the kṣatriya ethos of meeting a challenge directly; it invites reflection on the ethical tension between duty-bound valor and the destructive momentum of wrath.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa, provoked on seeing Sātyaki, confronting him with a fierce barrage of arrows; their encounter is likened to two elephants colliding—an image of matched strength and relentless combat.