Shloka 716
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
इरावानपि संक्रुद्धों मायां स्रष्टूं प्रचक्रमे । युद्धके मुहानेपर समस्त योद्धाओंके देखते-देखते वह इरावान्को पकड़ना चाहता था। उस दुरात्मा राक्षसकी वैसी माया देखकर क्रोधमें भरे हुए इरावानने भी मायाका प्रयोग आरम्भ किया
sañjaya uvāca | irāvān api saṅkruddho māyāṃ sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame |
संजय म्हणाला—इरावानही क्रोधाने पेटून माया रचू लागला. रणमुखी, सर्व योद्ध्यांच्या डोळ्यांसमोर, त्या दुरात्मा राक्षसाची कपटमाया पाहताच इरावान रागाने भरून गेला आणि मायेला मायेनंच प्रत्युत्तर देऊ लागला—युद्धाच्या कठोर गरजेत छलाचा प्रतिकार छलानेच करू लागला.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a wartime ethical tension: when confronted with deceit and harmful stratagems, a warrior may respond with proportionate counter-strategy to protect allies and uphold battlefield duty. It frames anger as a catalyst for action, yet implies that responses are shaped by the opponent’s conduct and the harsh norms of war.
A rākṣasa attempts to seize Iravan through magical deception in front of the gathered fighters. Witnessing this, Iravan becomes furious and begins to employ his own māyā, initiating a contest of illusions amid the ongoing battle.