Shloka 63
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
प्रकाशौ च पुनस्तूर्ण बभूवतुरुभी रणे । दोनों ही संग्रामभूमिमें एक-दूसरेके बाणसमूहोंसे आच्छादित होकर अदृश्य हो जाते और उन्हें छिन्न-भिन्न करके शीघ्र ही प्रकाशमें आ जाते थे ।। ६२ हू ।। तत्र देवा: सगन्धर्वाश्चारणाक्षूर्षिभि: सह
prakāśau ca punas tūrṇaṃ babhūvatur ubhī raṇe |
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—পুনৰায় ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত তেওঁলোক দুয়ো তৎক্ষণাৎ স্পষ্ট হৈ উঠিল। পৰস্পৰৰ ঘন তীৰবৃষ্টিয়ে তেওঁলোকক বাৰে বাৰে আচ্ছন্ন কৰি অদৃশ্য কৰিলেও, সেই আৱৰণ ছিন্ন কৰি সোনকালেই পুনৰ প্ৰকাশ পেত—যুদ্ধৰ কোলাহলৰ মাজতো তেওঁলোকৰ কৌশল আৰু দৃঢ় সংকল্প অটল আছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness and capability under pressure: even when obscured by overwhelming forces (here, arrow-volleys), a disciplined warrior regains clarity through skill and resolve. Ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that action in conflict demands alertness, endurance, and mastery rather than panic.
Sañjaya describes a fierce exchange in which two combatants are alternately concealed by each other’s arrows and then quickly reappear after breaking through the barrage, indicating the intensity and technical prowess of the duel.