Shloka 1
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
ऑपन--माज बछ। असि<-छऋाल जा नवाधिकशततमो<्ध्याय: घटोत्कचद्वारा अलम्बुषका वध और पाण्डव-सेनामें हर्ष- ध्वनि संजय उवाच अलनम्बुषं तथा युद्धे विचरन्तमभीतवत् । हैडिम्बि: प्रययौ तूर्ण विव्याध निशितै: शरै:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन! युद्धमें इस प्रकार निर्भय-से विचरते हुए अलम्बुषके पास हिडिम्बाकुमार घटोत्कच बड़े वेगसे जा पहुँचा और उसे अपने तीखे बाणोंद्वारा बींधने लगा
sañjaya uvāca | alambuṣaṃ tathā yuddhe vicarantam abhītavat | haiḍimbiḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O King, as Alambuṣa moved about the battlefield in that fearless manner, the son of Hiḍimbā—Ghaṭotkaca—rushed swiftly toward him and began to pierce him with sharp arrows. The scene underscores how, amid the chaos of war, courage and swift retaliation drive the combatants, each seeking to check a formidable foe.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of promptly confronting a dangerous opponent: fearlessness and decisive action are portrayed as essential martial qualities, while also reminding the listener that war compels relentless counter-moves rather than calm moral resolution.
Alambuṣa is moving fearlessly in battle; Ghaṭotkaca, son of Hiḍimbā, quickly advances toward him and begins striking him with sharp arrows, initiating a direct engagement that leads into Alambuṣa’s downfall in this episode.