Shloka 416
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
मोहयन् समरे द्रौणिं मायावी राक्षसाधिप: । तत्पश्चात् उस मायावी राक्षसराजने समरांगणमें अश्वत्थामाको मोहित करते हुए अत्यन्त दारुण घोर माया प्रकट की
sañjaya uvāca | mohayan samare drauṇiṃ māyāvī rākṣasādhipaḥ | tatpaścāt sa māyāvī rākṣasarājo raṇāṅgaṇe aśvatthāmānaṃ mohayann atyantaṃ dāruṇaṃ ghoraṃ māyāṃ prāduracakāra |
桑阇耶说：在鏖战正酣之际，那位善使幻术的罗刹之主迷惑了德罗那之子。继而，那狡黠的罗刹王仍在战场上不断扰乱阿湿婆他摩的心智，显现出最为惨烈而骇人的幻力景象——昭示战争之中，欺诳与超自然的权谋足以遮蔽明辨，使暴烈更趋炽盛。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how māyā (deceptive power) can overwhelm even a formidable warrior’s judgment in war, raising ethical awareness about stratagems that rely on confusion and fear rather than straightforward valor.
A Rakshasa leader, skilled in illusion, confounds Ashvatthama during combat and then intensifies the encounter by projecting a terrifying magical display on the battlefield.