Mahābhārata · 7.84.1–2
॥
Devanāgarī
संजय उवाच
अलम्बुसं तथा युद्धे विचरन्तम् अभीतवत् ॥
हैडिम्बः प्रययौ तूर्णं विव्याध च शितैः शरैः ॥
तयोः प्रतिभयं युद्धम् आसीद् राक्षससिंहयोः ॥
कुर्वतोर् विविधा मायाः शक्रशम्बरयोर् इव ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
saṃjaya uvāca
alambusaṃ tathā yuddhe vicarantam abhītavat ||
haiḍimbaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ vivyādha ca śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
tayoḥ pratibhayaṃ yuddham āsīd rākṣasasiṃhayoḥ ||
kurvator vividhā māyāḥ śakraśambarayor iva ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अलम्बुसम् तथा युद्धेalambusam tathā yuddheAlambusa, thus in battle; Alambusa, thus in combat
विचरन्तम् अभीतवत्vicarantam abhītavatroaming fearlessly; prowling without fear
हैडिम्बः प्रययौ तूर्णम्haiḍimbaḥ prayayau tūrṇamthe son of Hidimba rushed swiftly; Hidimba's son [Ghatotkacha] charged headlong
विव्याध च शितैः शरैःvivyādha ca śitaiḥ śaraiḥand pierced with sharp arrows; and struck with honed arrows
तयोः प्रतिभयम् युद्धम्tayoḥ pratibhayam yuddhambetween those two a terrifying battle; between those two — a dread-inspiring fight
आसीत् राक्षससिंहयोःāsīt rākṣasasiṃhayoḥarose, [between] the lion-rakshasas; arose, [between] the two lion-like rakshasas
कुर्वतोः विविधाः मायाःkurvatoḥ vividhāḥ māyāḥcreating manifold illusions; [between those] who wrought all manner of delusions
शक्रशम्बरयोः इवśakraśambarayoḥ ivaas of Shakra and Shambara; as though of Indra and Shambara
Traducción
Alambusa, so fearlessly roaming the battle, was swiftly overtaken by the son of Hidimba [Ghatotkacha] and pierced with sharp arrows. Between those two lion-like rakshasas there raged a terrifying battle — weaving manifold illusions, as though it were Shakra and Shambara.
Versión
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A rakshasa meets a rakshasa: Ghatotkacha, himself born of a rakshasi, meets Alambusa with the very weapon Alambusa wields — illusion. It is telling that the epic likens their battle to the clash of Indra with the asura Shambara, seeing here too a reflection of the age-old struggle. The verse teaches that even in those who by birth partake of darkness, service to dharma can awaken: Ghatotkacha, son of a rakshasi, stands on the side of truth, for it is not origin but the path chosen that decides whom strength shall serve.