Mahabharata 7.111.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 1
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
ऑपन--माज बछ। असि<-छऋाल जा नवाधिकशततमो<्ध्याय: घटोत्कचद्वारा अलम्बुषका वध और पाण्डव-सेनामें हर्ष- ध्वनि संजय उवाच अलनम्बुषं तथा युद्धे विचरन्तमभीतवत् । हैडिम्बि: प्रययौ तूर्ण विव्याध निशितै: शरै:
sañjaya uvāca | alambuṣaṃ tathā yuddhe vicarantam abhītavat | haiḍimbiḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
संजय म्हणाला—राजन्! युद्धात अशा रीतीने निर्भयपणे फिरत असलेल्या अलंबुषाजवळ हिडिंबापुत्र घटोत्कच मोठ्या वेगाने जाऊन पोहोचला आणि त्याला तीक्ष्ण बाणांनी भेदू लागला.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of promptly confronting a dangerous opponent: fearlessness and decisive action are portrayed as essential martial qualities, while also reminding the listener that war compels relentless counter-moves rather than calm moral resolution.
Alambuṣa is moving fearlessly in battle; Ghaṭotkaca, son of Hiḍimbā, quickly advances toward him and begins striking him with sharp arrows, initiating a direct engagement that leads into Alambuṣa’s downfall in this episode.
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