Shloka 25
Adhyāya 86: Irāvān’s Lineage, Cavalry Clash, and the Māyā-Duel Ending in Irāvān’s Fall
हैडिम्बो राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु भगदत्तं समाद्रवत् । रथेनादित्यवर्णेन सध्वजेन महाबल:,दूसरी ओर राक्षसराज महाबली घटोत्कचने सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी एवं ध्वजयुक्त रथके द्वारा भगदत्तपर आक्रमण किया
sañjaya uvāca | haiḍimbo rākṣasendras tu bhagadattaṃ samādravat | rathenādityavarṇena sadhvajena mahābalaḥ |
อีกด้านหนึ่ง ฆโฏตกจะผู้ทรงมหาพละ เจ้าแห่งรากษสสายไหฑิมพะ ก็พุ่งเข้าหาภคทัตโดยตรง ด้วยรถศึกสุกสว่างดุจอาทิตย์ มีธงชัยโบกสะบัด
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of unwavering resolve: a warrior, once committed to his side and duty, advances decisively against a worthy adversary. It also reflects how epic narration frames courage and power as instruments within a larger dharmic conflict, even when the combatants are extraordinary beings like rākṣasas.
Sanjaya reports that Ghaṭotkaca—described as the powerful lord of the Haiḍimba rākṣasas—charges toward Bhagadatta in a chariot shining like the sun and bearing a banner, signaling a direct and forceful engagement between major fighters.