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 |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa kabilang dako, ang makapangyarihang si Ghaṭotkaca, panginoon ng mga rākṣasa ng angkang Haiḍimba, ay sumugod kay Bhagadatta sakay ng karwaheng kasingningning ng araw at may nakataas na watawat.
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.