Shloka 40
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
निष्क्रम्य ते नरव्याप्रा दंशिताश्रित्रयोधिन: । प्रतर्दन॑ समाजग्मु: शरवर्षैरुदायुधा:
niṣkramya te naravyāprā daṃśitāśritrayodhinaḥ | pratardanaṃ samājagmuḥ śaravarṣair udāyudhāḥ ||
নগর থেকে বেরিয়ে সেই নরব্যাঘ্রেরা—কবচধারী রথযোদ্ধা—অস্ত্র তুলে প্রতর্দনের কাছে এসে বাণবর্ষণে তাকে আঘাত করতে লাগল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of readiness and disciplined engagement in battle: warriors properly equipped and organized advance decisively, illustrating how duty in warfare emphasizes preparedness, coordinated action, and steadfast courage.
A group of armoured chariot-fighters sally out and converge upon Pratardana, attacking him with raised weapons and a heavy volley of arrows.