Shloka 1
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
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sañjaya uvāca | svasainyaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā duryodhanaḥ svayam | abhyadhāvat saṃkruddho bhīmasenam arindamam ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing his own army cut down, King Duryodhana—himself inflamed with anger—charged straight at Bhīmasena, the subduer of foes. The moment frames how grief and wounded pride on the battlefield can harden into reckless fury, driving a ruler to seek personal vengeance amid the collapse of his forces.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a leader’s response to loss can become driven by anger and ego rather than discernment. In the Mahabharata’s ethical frame, such wrath (krodha) clouds judgment and accelerates ruin, even when expressed as personal valor.
Sanjaya reports that Duryodhana, seeing his forces heavily slain, becomes furious and personally rushes to attack Bhima, setting up a direct confrontation amid the broader collapse and confusion of the Kaurava side.