Shloka 546
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
संक्रुद्धों राक्षसो घोरस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । राजन्! तदनन्तर भीमको वैसी अवस्थामें देखकर भयंकर राक्षस घटोत्कच अत्यन्त कुपित हो वहीं अदृश्य हो गया
saṅkruddho rākṣaso ghoras tatraivāntaradhīyata | rājan! tadanantaraṁ bhīmako vaisī avasthāmeṁ dekhakara bhayaṅkara rākṣasa ghaṭotkaca atyanta kupita ho vahīṁ adṛśya ho gayā |
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ຣາກສະສະຜູ້ນ່າຢ້ານນັ້ນ ໂກດເກຣີຍວ ແລ້ວກໍຫາຍຕົວໄປຈາກບ່ອນນັ້ນເທົ່ານັ້ນ. ໂອ ພຣະມະຫາກະສັດ! ຕໍ່ມາທັນທີ ເມື່ອເຫັນພີມະຢູ່ໃນສະພາບນັ້ນ ຣາກສະສະຜູ້ນ່າຢ້ານ ຄື ຄະຕໍດກະຈະ ຜູ້ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມໂກດ ກໍຫາຍຕົວໄປຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນເຊັ່ນກັນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how intense anger arises in war when one sees a loved ally harmed, and how that emotion can translate into immediate action. Ethically, it reflects the kṣatriya-world emphasis on protecting one’s own side, while also showing that power in battle is not only physical but strategic—disappearance and sudden reappearance can be used to defend and retaliate.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a dreadful rākṣasa, enraged, vanishes on the spot. Then, seeing Bhīma’s condition, the fearsome rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca becomes extremely angry and also disappears—suggesting a tactical move to re-enter the fight from concealment.