Shloka 44
शिखण्डिनं याज्ञसेनिं रुन्धानमपराजितम् । बाह्लीक: प्रतिसंयत्त: पराक्रान्तमवारयत्,किसीसे परास्त न होनेवाले पराक्रमी यज्ञसेन-कुमार शिखण्डीको, जो राह रोककर खड़ा था, बाह्लीकने पूर्ण प्रयत्नशील होकर रोका
śikhaṇḍinaṃ yājñaseniṃ rundhānam aparājitam | bāhlīkaḥ pratisaṃyattaḥ parākrāntam avārayat ||
قال سنجيا: إن باهليكا، وقد عزم عزماً تامّاً وبذل غاية جهده، أوقف شيخاندين—ابن ياجناسينا—وكان قائماً يسدّ الطريق، وهو بطل جسور لا يُغلب بسهولة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya resolve: in war, duty is enacted through steadfast resistance and disciplined effort. Ethical emphasis lies in meeting opposition directly—checking an advancing foe not out of personal spite but as a function of one’s role in the larger order of battle.
Śikhaṇḍin, described as unconquered and powerful, is blocking the way. Bāhlīka, fully prepared and striving, confronts him and prevents his advance, creating a direct clash between two determined warriors.