Shloka 53
देवव्रतः कृती भीष्म: प्रेक्षितेनापि निर्दहेत् । गम्यतां स वधोपायं प्रष्टं सागरगासुत:,'देवव्रत भीष्म पुण्यात्मा पुरुष हैं। वे दृष्टिपातमात्रसे सबको दग्ध कर सकते हैं; अतः गंगानन्दन भीष्मसे उनके वधका उपाय पूछनेके लिये आप अवश्य उनके पास चलें
sañjaya uvāca | devavrataḥ kṛtī bhīṣmaḥ prekṣitena api nirdahēt | gamyatāṃ sa vadhopāyaṃ praṣṭuṃ sāgaragāsutaḥ |
সঞ্জয় বললেন—দেবব্রত ভীষ্ম সক্ষম ও কৃতী বীর; তিনি কেবল দৃষ্টিপাতেই দগ্ধ করতে পারেন। অতএব গঙ্গাপুত্র ভীষ্মের কাছে গিয়ে তাঁর বধের উপায় জিজ্ঞাসা করা উচিত।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the mightiest warrior is not beyond mortality; in dharmic warfare, victory often depends not only on strength but on discerning the rightful and effective means (upāya) within ethical constraints.
Sañjaya emphasizes Bhīṣma’s overwhelming power—so formidable that even a mere glance is described as destructive—and urges that they approach Bhīṣma himself to learn the method by which he can be brought down.