Shloka 716
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
इरावानपि संक्रुद्धों मायां स्रष्टूं प्रचक्रमे । युद्धके मुहानेपर समस्त योद्धाओंके देखते-देखते वह इरावान्को पकड़ना चाहता था। उस दुरात्मा राक्षसकी वैसी माया देखकर क्रोधमें भरे हुए इरावानने भी मायाका प्रयोग आरम्भ किया
sañjaya uvāca | irāvān api saṅkruddho māyāṃ sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame |
Sanjaya nói: Iravan cũng bừng bừng phẫn nộ, liền bắt đầu triển khai quyền năng huyễn thuật của mình. Trước mũi chiến trường, ngay giữa tầm mắt của toàn thể dũng sĩ, thấy tên rākṣasa hung ác bày mưu lừa dối để bắt lấy Iravan, chàng nổi giận mà lấy huyễn thuật đối huyễn thuật, dùng mưu kế thích đáng để đáp lại sự trá ngụy giữa cơn binh lửa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a wartime ethical tension: when confronted with deceit and harmful stratagems, a warrior may respond with proportionate counter-strategy to protect allies and uphold battlefield duty. It frames anger as a catalyst for action, yet implies that responses are shaped by the opponent’s conduct and the harsh norms of war.
A rākṣasa attempts to seize Iravan through magical deception in front of the gathered fighters. Witnessing this, Iravan becomes furious and begins to employ his own māyā, initiating a contest of illusions amid the ongoing battle.