Shloka 123
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
तस्माद् रथव्रजान्मुक्तो वनदाहादिव द्विप: । उस समय अलम्बुष अपने अस्त्रोंकी मायासे उनके उस महान् अस्त्रवेगको दबाकर रथसमूहके उस घेरेसे मुक्त हो गया, मानो कोई गजराज दावानलके घेरेसे बाहर हो गया हो
tasmād rathavrajān mukto vanadāhād iva dvipaḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。「かくして、密集した戦車の群れから解き放たれるや、彼は包囲を破って脱した――まるで森の大火から巨象が逃れ出るように。アランブシャは武器の幻術によって、その大いなる武器の猛き勢いを押さえ込み、戦車の輪から抜け出した。さながら象王が火の環を出るがごとくであった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the volatility of battle: even when surrounded by concentrated force (a chariot-formation), a combatant may escape through strength, timing, or tactical means. Ethically, it reflects how war amplifies peril and urgency, where survival often depends on swift discernment rather than ideal outcomes.
Sañjaya describes a warrior breaking out from an encircling mass of chariots. The escape is compared to a powerful elephant forcing its way out of a ring of forest fire, emphasizing both the danger of the encirclement and the forcefulness of the breakout.