Shloka 33
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
यादृगेव पुरा वृत्तं रामरावणयो: प्रभो । अलम्बुषने अत्यन्त कुपित होकर घटोत्कचको घायल कर दिया। वे दोनों राक्षस समाजके मुखिया थे। प्रभो! जैसे पूर्वकालमें श्रीराम और रावणका संग्राम हुआ था, उसी प्रकार उन दोनोंमें भी युद्ध हुआ,अलनम्बुषं तथा शूरा विशीर्णमिव पर्वतम् । हाहाकारमकार्षुश्व सैन्यानि भरतर्षभ भरतश्रेष्ठ! टूट-फ़ूटकर गिरे हुए पर्वतके समान महाबली राक्षसराज अलम्बुषको मारा गया देख आपके शूरवीर योद्धा तथा उनकी सारी सेनाएँ हाहाकार करने लगीं
sa jaya uv01ca |
y01dgeva pur01 vtta r01mar01va ayo prabho |
ala ua ca atyanta kupito ghaotkaca vyap01tayan |
ala ua ca b6br01 ca vib2br amiva parvatam |
h01h01k01ramak01r u ca sainy01ni bharatar abha ||
Sanjaya said: O lord, just as in former times the battle between Rama and Ravana took place, so too did a fierce combat arise between those two. Alambusha, enraged to the utmost, struck down Ghatotkacha. And when the mighty Alambusha lay shattered like a broken mountain, the warriors and the armies raised a great cry of alarm, O bull among the Bharatas. The passage underscores how war magnifies wrath and fear, and how even renowned champions fall, shaking the morale of entire hosts.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impermanence of martial glory and the contagious power of anger and fear in war: when a famed champion falls, entire armies lose steadiness. By invoking the Rama Ravana archetype, it frames the clash as a paradigmatic struggle where prowess and wrath culminate in inevitable destruction.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that a battle occurred between rakshasa leaders, compared to the ancient Rama Ravana war. Alambusha, in extreme fury, strikes down Ghatotkacha; then Alambusha himself is seen slain, shattered like a mountain, prompting a loud outcry among the warriors and troops.