Shloka 4
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
प्रगृह्दा च महावेगं परासुकरणं दृढम् । सज्जं शरासन संख्ये शरैरविव्याध ते सुतम्,उन्होंने युद्धस्थलमें मृत्युकी प्राप्ति करानेवाले महान् वेगशाली सुदृढ़ धनुषको लेकर उसपर प्रत्यंचा चढ़ायी और अनेक बाणोंद्वारा आपके पुत्रको घायल कर दिया
pragṛhya ca mahāvegaṁ parāsukaraṇaṁ dṛḍham | sajjaṁ śarāsanaṁ saṅkhye śarair avivyādha te sutam ||
قال سنجيا: تناول قوسًا صلبًا ذا قوة هائلة—أداةً تجلب الموت في ساحة القتال—فشدّ وتره، وفي خضمّ المعركة طعن ابنك بكثير من السهام.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh ethical reality of war: martial excellence and readiness, though valued in kṣatriya-dharma, become instruments of death. It implicitly points to the tragic cost of conflict, where even rightful prowess results in grievous harm and deepens collective suffering.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior takes up a powerful, deadly bow, strings it, and in the battle wounds Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son with many arrows—signaling a decisive, violent exchange on the battlefield.