Shloka 6
भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen
मोहन सर्वसैन्यस्य युधि भीष्मस्य पातनम् । ककुदं सर्वसैन्यानां लक्ष्म सर्वधनुष्मताम्
mohana sarvasainyasya yudhi bhīṣmasya pātanam | kakudaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ lakṣma sarvadhanuṣmatām
قال سنجيا: «في ساحة القتال كان سقوط بهيشما—وقد كان سحر الجيش كله وقوةَ تجمعه—كأنه انهيارُ قِمّةِ الجيش وتاجِه، وكأنه ضياعُ المجدِ الفارقِ لجميع الرماة. إن هبوطه لا يدل على نكسةٍ تكتيكية فحسب، بل على صدعٍ أخلاقيّ ونفسيّ في نظام الحرب.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the fall of a single dharmic, exemplary leader can shatter collective morale and identity: strength in war is not only numbers and weapons, but also the ethical-symbolic authority embodied by figures like Bhīṣma.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield impact of Bhīṣma’s fall: he had been the army’s foremost support and the defining glory of the archers; his collapse is portrayed as the loss of the host’s ‘crest’ and its distinguishing mark.