Shloka 45
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
अलनम्बुषो राक्षसेन्द्र: खरबन्धुरयानवान् । घटोत्कचेन विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम्,घटोत्कचने पराक्रम करके गर्दभयुक्त सुन्दर रथवाले राक्षसराज अलम्बुषको यमलोक पहुँचा दिया है
sañjaya uvāca |
alambūṣo rākṣasendraḥ kharabandhurayānavān |
ghaṭotkacena vikramya gamito yamasādanam ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang haring rākṣasa na si Alambuṣa, na nakasakay sa maringal na karwaheng hinihila ng mga asno, ay dinaig ng kagitingan ni Ghaṭotkaca at ipinadala sa tahanan ni Yama. Sa malupit na batas ng digmaan, ito ang mabilis at itinadhanang wakas ng isang mabangis na mandirigma—nalugmok sa harap ng higit na lakas sa larangan ng labanan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the battlefield reality that prowess and destiny swiftly determine outcomes; even a formidable warrior meets death when confronted by a stronger opponent. It also reflects the epic’s kṣatriya-war ethos where decisive victory and the enemy’s fall are narrated as the grim consequence of combat.
Sañjaya reports that Ghaṭotkaca, through superior valour, overpowers and kills the rākṣasa-king Alambuṣa, metaphorically ‘sending’ him to Yama’s abode (death).