Shloka 16
अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
तस्मिन् विनिहते वीरे बाह्लीके पुरुषर्षभ
tasmin vinihate vīre bāhlīke puruṣarṣabha
قال سانجيا: فلما قُتل ذلك البطل—باهليكا—يا ثور الرجال، انعطف مجرى القتال تحت وطأة المعنى الأخلاقي لسقوط شيخٍ، وبفعل العزم الضاري الذي توقظه مثل هذه الميتة في قلوب الباقين.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the fall of a prominent warrior—especially an elder—becomes an ethical and emotional turning point in war: death intensifies both grief and the impulse toward retaliation, testing restraint and dharma amid violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bāhlīka, described as a heroic warrior, has been slain; the line sets up the ensuing reactions and developments on the battlefield that follow this death.