Shloka 253
समीक्ष्य तदवस्थं तं वधायास्य मनो दे | तब समरकुशल महाबली भीमसेनकुमारने अलम्बुषको उस अवस्थामें देखकर मन-ही- मन उसके वधका निश्चय किया
samīkṣya tad-avasthaṃ taṃ vadhāyāsya mano dadhe | tataḥ samara-kuśalo mahābalī bhīmasena-kumāraḥ alambuṣaṃ tam avasthāṃ dṛṣṭvā manasāiva tasya vadhaṃ niściccheda ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing him in that condition, Bhīmasena’s son—mighty and skilled in battle—resolved in his heart to kill Alambuṣa. In the moral atmosphere of the war, this is presented as a decisive act of battlefield justice: a swift, inwardly settled commitment to remove a dangerous foe when the opportunity arises, rather than hesitation that could endanger one’s own side.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive resolve in a righteous struggle: when a dangerous adversary is seen in a vulnerable state, the warrior must choose promptly and responsibly, prioritizing protection of one’s side and the demands of duty over wavering hesitation.
Sañjaya narrates that Ghaṭotkaca (Bhīma’s son), a powerful and battle-skilled fighter, sees Alambuṣa in a particular weakened/compromised condition and inwardly determines to slay him.