Shloka 27
Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
स वध्यमानो भीमेन निमेषाद् रथमास्थित: । जगाम धरणीं चैव क्षुद्र: खं सहसागमत्,भीमसेनके बाणोंकी मार खाकर राक्षस अलम्बुष पलक मारते-मारते अपने रथपर आ बैठा। वह क्षुद्र निशाचर कभी तो धरतीपर आ जाता और कभी सहसा आकाशमें पहुँच जाता था
sa vadhyamāno bhīmena nimeṣād ratham āsthitaḥ | jagāma dharaṇīṃ caiva kṣudraḥ khaṃ sahasāgamat ||
サञ्जयは言った。ビーマの猛攻を受けて打ちのめされた卑劣な夜行の羅刹アランブシャは、瞬く間に戦車へと立ち戻った。さらにその欺きの力を用い、ある時は地へ落ち、またある時は忽然と天へ舞い上がる——激戦の渦中での、卑しき回避の策であった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts straightforward martial valor with evasive, deceptive conduct: even under pressure, some fighters resort to sudden, illusory maneuvers (earth-to-sky) that are characterized as kṣudra—morally base—highlighting how adharma can manifest in wartime tactics.
After being struck by Bhīma’s arrows, the rākṣasa Alambuṣa quickly remounts his chariot and begins darting unpredictably—now on the ground, now suddenly in the sky—attempting to evade Bhīma and continue fighting through supernatural agility.