Shloka 28
तयो: समभवद् युद्ध गर्जतोरतिकाययो: । घटोत्कचालम्बुषयोस्तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्,गरजते हुए उन दोनों विशालकाय राक्षस घटोत्कच और अलम्बुषका वह युद्ध बड़ा ही भयंकर और रोमांचकारी था
tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṁ garjator atikāyayoḥ | ghaṭotkacālambuṣayostumulaṁ lomaharṣaṇam ||
サञ्जयは語った。雷鳴のごとく咆哮する二人の巨躯の間に、戦いが起こった—ガトートカチャとアランブシャの間に—それは凄烈にして騒然、恐怖に髪も逆立つほどであった。この光景は、ひとたび戦が解き放たれれば、怒りと見世物めいた凄惨さが増幅し、強大な者すら暴力の渦へ引き込み、決意と自制を試すことを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensifying nature of war: when pride and rage dominate, combat becomes a terrifying spectacle. Implicitly, it cautions that even extraordinary power, if driven by wrath, deepens destruction and tests one’s capacity for restraint and dharmic judgment.
Sañjaya describes a fierce duel on the battlefield between the gigantic rākṣasa fighters Ghaṭotkaca (on the Pāṇḍava side) and Alambuṣa (on the Kaurava side). Their roaring and immense strength make the encounter especially dreadful and dramatic.