Shloka 26
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
भारद्वाजमुखा: सर्वे भीमसेनजिघांसया । नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि भीमस्योरस्पपातयन्,ट्रोणाचार्य आदि सभी योद्धा भीमसेनके वधकी इच्छासे उनकी छातीपर नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका प्रहार करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | bhāradvājamukhāḥ sarve bhīmasenajighāṃsayā | nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi bhīmasyorasi apātayan |
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ദ്രോണനെ മുൻനിർത്തി ആ യോദ്ധാക്കളൊക്കെയും ഭീമസേനനെ വധിക്കണമെന്ന ദൃഢനിശ്ചയത്തോടെ ഭീമന്റെ വക്ഷസ്ഥലത്തിൽ നാനാവിധ ആയുധങ്ങൾ മഴപോലെ വീഴ്ത്തി।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, intention (jighāṃsā—desire to kill) drives action: even skilled warriors can become instruments of collective lethal purpose. Ethically, it points to the tension between kṣatriya duty in battle and the hardening of the heart that comes with single-minded violence.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa and the other warriors, aiming to slay Bhīma, launch a concentrated barrage of diverse weapons at his chest—an attempt to neutralize a pivotal Pandava fighter through coordinated assault.