Shloka 503
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
असहां मन्यमानाश्च नातिप्रमनसो5 भवन् । उसके उस विशाल रूपको देखकर सब महारथी अपने लिये असहा मानते हुए हतोत्साह हो गये
asahān manyamānāś ca nātipramanaso 'bhavan |
قال سنجيا: لما رأى أولئك الفرسان العظام على المركبات ذلك الشكل الهائل الطاغي، وحسبوا أنفسهم غير قادرين على احتماله، خارت عزائمهم وفترت نفوسهم.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human strength and pride collapse when faced with an overwhelming, higher reality; ethical insight here is the recognition of one’s limits, which can restrain reckless violence and cultivate humility.
Sañjaya reports that, upon seeing a vast and awe-inspiring form, the assembled elite warriors become discouraged, thinking themselves unable to withstand it, and their morale breaks.