Shloka 16
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
त॑ भीमसेनो नवभि: सहदेवस्तु पठ्चभि: । युधिष्ठिर: शतेनैव राक्षसं प्रत्यविध्यत,तब भीमसेनने नौ, सहदेवने पाँच और युधिष्छिरने सौ बाणोंसे राक्षस अलम्बुषको घायल कर दिया
taṁ bhīmaseno navabhiḥ sahadevas tu pañcabhiḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śatenaiva rākṣasaṁ pratyavidhyat ||
Sañjaya said: Bhīmasena struck the rākṣasa with nine arrows, Sahadeva with five, and Yudhiṣṭhira with a full hundred—thus wounding the demon Alambuṣa. The scene underscores disciplined, coordinated resistance against a cruel and unlawful foe amid the chaos of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, righteous action emphasizes disciplined, proportionate force and coordinated effort to restrain violent aggressors; the Pāṇḍavas act together to check a destructive rākṣasa.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, Sahadeva, and Yudhiṣṭhira simultaneously counterattack and wound the rākṣasa Alambuṣa with 9, 5, and 100 arrows respectively.