Shloka 6
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
स भवान् सर्वसैन्येन परिवार्य पितामहम् । समरे कर्म कुर्वाणं दुष्करं परिरक्षतु,“अतः तुम सम्पूर्ण सेनाके साथ समरभूमिमें दुष्कर कर्म करनेवाले पितामह भीष्मको चारों ओरसे घेरकर उनकी रक्षा करो'
sa bhavān sarvasainyena parivārya pitāmaham | samare karma kurvāṇaṃ duṣkaraṃ parirakṣatu ||
قال سنجيا: «فليُحِطْه—وقد أحاط به الجيش كلّه—وليُطوِّقْ ويحْمِ الجدَّ بهيشما، الذي يقوم في غمار القتال بأعمال بالغة العسر.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a wartime ethic of responsibility: when a senior leader undertakes perilous, decisive action, the collective must provide protection and support. It also reflects reverence toward elders and the strategic necessity of safeguarding the commander who carries the main burden of battle.
Sañjaya reports instructions/intent that Bhīṣma, the Kauravas’ grandsire and chief warrior, should be encircled by the full force of the army and carefully protected while he fights and performs formidable deeds on the battlefield.