Shloka 68
शक्ति भीष्म: स पार्थाय ततक्रिक्षेप भारत । तामस्य विशिखैश्शकछित्त्वा त्रिधा त्रेभिरपातयत्,भारत! ऐसा कहते हुए शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मने पाण्डवोंकी ओर इस प्रकार देखा, मानो उन्हें भस्म कर डालेंगे। फिर उन्होंने अर्जुनपर एक शक्ति चलायी; परंतु अर्जुनने तीन बाणोंद्वारा उनकी उस शक्तिको तीन जगहसे काट गिराया
sañjaya uvāca | śaktiṃ bhīṣmaḥ sa pārthāya tatra cikṣepa bhārata | tām asya viśikhaiḥ śakac chittvā tridhā tribhir apātayat | bhārata |
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে ভাৰত, ভীষ্মে তাতেই পাৰ্থ (অৰ্জুন)-ৰ ফালে শক্তি নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে। কিন্তু অৰ্জুনে তীক্ষ্ণ তিনিটা বাণেৰে তাক তিনিখণ্ড কৰি কাটি তললৈ পেলাই দিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in violent conflict, the epic highlights disciplined restraint and mastery: lethal force is met not by rage but by precise, proportionate counteraction. The warrior ideal here is controlled power guided by duty (kshatriya-dharma), not uncontrolled destruction.
During the Kurukshetra battle, Bhishma launches a powerful spear-weapon (śakti) at Arjuna. Arjuna responds instantly, using three arrows to cut the incoming weapon into three pieces, causing it to fall harmlessly.