Shloka 30

भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King

Devanagari script

अलम्बुषस्तदा राजन्‌ सात्यकिं युद्धदुर्मदम्‌

Transliteration

alambuṣas tadā rājan sātyakiṁ yuddha-durmadam

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ರಾಜನೇ, ಆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಯುದ್ಧೋನ್ಮಾದದಿಂದ ಮತ್ತನಾದ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಯನ್ನು ಅಲಂಬುಷನು ಎದುರಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• अलम्बुषः: Alambusha (proper name)
• अलम्बुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सात्यकिम्: Satyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्ध-दुर्मदम्: maddened by battle / having fierce battle-pride
• युद्ध-दुर्मदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धदुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Alambuṣa
• Sātyaki
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a moral danger of warfare: even capable and celebrated fighters can become 'durmada'—overpowered by pride and battle-frenzy—suggesting the need for self-restraint and ethical vigilance amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Alambuṣa engages Sātyaki in combat at that moment, describing Sātyaki as fiercely battle-intoxicated.