Shloka 226
रुषिता: पन्नगा यद्धद् गिरिशूड़ं महाबला: । जैसे रोषमें भरे हुए महाबली सर्प पर्वतसे शिखरपर चढ़ जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार अलम्बुषके वे झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाण उस समय घटोत्कचके शरीरमें घुस गये
sañjaya uvāca | ruṣitāḥ pannagā yaddhad giriśūḍaṃ mahābalāḥ | yathā roṣeṇa pūrṇā mahābalāḥ pannagāḥ parvataśikharaṃ samārohanti, tathā alambuṣasya te jhukī-huī gāṇṭha-vāle bāṇāḥ tadā ghaṭotkacasya śarīre praviṣṭāḥ |
Sanjaya said: “As mighty serpents, enraged, climb up to a mountain peak, so did those knotted, downward-bending arrows of Alambuṣa at that moment pierce into Ghaṭotkaca’s body.” The simile underscores the ferocity of the combat, where wrath drives weapons to strike with relentless, almost living force.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled wrath amplifies destructive power in war; poetic comparison to serpents suggests anger can make violence feel inevitable and relentless, warning against letting rage govern action.
During the night battle, Alambuṣa shoots distinctive arrows that penetrate Ghaṭotkaca’s body; Sanjaya describes their force through a simile of enraged serpents climbing a mountain peak.