Shloka 96
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
अलम्बुषं राक्षसेन्द्रं दृष्टवाक्रुध्यन्त पाण्डवा: | मायायुद्धविशारद राक्षसराज अलम्बुषको इस प्रकार युद्ध करते देख समस्त पाण्डव कुपित हो उठे
alambuṣaṃ rākṣasendraṃ dṛṣṭvā kruddhyanta pāṇḍavāḥ | māyāyuddhaviśāradaṃ rākṣasarājam alambuṣam ||
सञ्जय उवाच—अलम्बुषं राक्षसेन्द्रं मायायुद्धविशारदम् । तथा युध्यमानं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवाः सर्व एव क्रुद्धा बभूवुः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts straightforward, dharma-aligned combat with māyā (deceptive) warfare: when battle is distorted by illusion and trickery, it naturally provokes moral outrage in those who value righteous conduct, reminding the listener that means matter as much as ends.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas witness Alambuṣa, a powerful Rākṣasa leader adept in illusory tactics, fighting on the battlefield; seeing his deceptive mode of combat, they become collectively enraged.